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for the care of premature infants and the care of illegitimate children
detailed in the Annual Report for 1945.
As a result of the joint circulars, Ministry of Health No. 221/45
and Ministry of Education No. 75, the question of day nursery provision
in the Borough was reviewed during the year. The Council decided
to continue a service similar in all respects to that maintained during
the war, there being in their opinion a definite need for the provision.
Arrangements were made therefore, to take over the two war-time
day nurseries previously maintained by the Ministry of Health. In
addition the question of daily guardians, sitters-in and creches were
investigated. Deciding that the question of creches should be deferred
for some future consideration the Council resolved to put into effect
schemes for " daily guardians " and "sitters-in." Despite advertisement
and personal canvassing the response to requests for registration
as " daily guardians " was poor and no women willing to undertake
such work have intimated willingness to do so. A number of suitable
women, however, have registered as "sitters-in," but the service is
little used.