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Barnes 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table 44.—Adoption of Children.
Number of Notices of Reception received during 1945 still on
Register at 1st January, 1946 3
Number of Notices of Reception received during 1946 7
Number of children adopted during year 3
„ „ removed from Register for other reasons 1
Number of children still on Register awaiting adoption at 31st
December, 1946 6
Table 45.—Voluntary Associations.
| (1) Nursing Associations. | Barnes District Nursing Association | Mortlake District Nursing Association | Totals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home-visits in connection with maternity and child welfare | - | 61 | 61 | ||
| „ „ to cases of pneumonia | 86 | 171 | 257 | ||
| „ „ „ „ —influenza | 67 | 27 | 94 | ||
| „ „ to other general and surgical cases | 6,809 | 13,400 | 20,009 | ||
| 6,962 | 13,659 | 2 ,621 | |||
| (2) Barnes and Mortlake Day Nursery. | |||||
| Accomodation:— | 0-2 yrs. | 2-5 yrs. | Total. | ||
| Places available | 8 | 18* | 26 | ||
| Children in attendance 31st Dec., 1946 | 3 | 18 | 21 | ||
Attendances
Whole-day 4,037
Half-day 989
(*During the winter months the number of places available in the 2-5 year
age-group is 17).
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