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There are five war-time day nurseries in the Borough.
The nursery at Station Road Hampton Wick - a pre-fabricated hut
accommodating 50 children was opened in July, 1943, and
subsequently affiliated to the National Society of Children's
Nurseries. The nursery at Old field Road, Hampton, a twostoried
building, also accommodating 50 children, was opened in
October, 1943.

Routine medical inspections showed that the standard of
nutrition of the nursery children was high. Although there were
outbreaks of the common infectious diseases prevalent in the Borough
during Spring and Autumn, (chicken-pox, mumps, whooping cough,
measles and rubella), the cases, were mild and.no after-effects were
noted.
During the year an educationalist was lent by the Central
Committee of the National Provisional Council for Mental Health to
udvi30 on play material for the nursery children. As a result
many useful suggestions were put into operation regarding routine
and much help was received in obtaining suitable apparatus and toys,
especially for the smaller children. The nurseries received gifts
of toys and educational equipment from the National Fire Service,
Civil Defence personnel and the Women's Voluntary Services, which
were gratefully appreciated.
Twelve student-probationers were accepted for training
during the year. Three students were entered for the National
Society of Children's Nurseries examination in November. One
obtained the Diploma and the other two passed the written part
of the examination. The senior students attend the Battersea
Polytechnic and the junior students the Hammersmith Technical
College for the theoretical parts of their training.
A parents' group was started at the Hampton Road Day
Nursery and was well attended. The parents and staff appreciate
this opportunity of discussing child management, particularly in
relation to the nursery children. Successful Christmas parties
were hold in all the nurseries, to which parents and friends were
invited.
ORTHOPAEDIC TREATMENT
No formal arrangement has been made for the treatment
in the Borough of children requiring massage, orthopaedic treatment
or remedial exercises, and cases are referred to the Middlesex
County Council Clinic at Brentford, to the West Middlesex County
Hospital, or to other hospitals able to undertake the treatment
of such cases.
NURSING HOMES
There are eleven registered private nursing homes in
the Borough.
All the homes were kept under periodic supervision during
the year
The three voluntary hospitals which receive private
patients are exempted from registration, and the Bearsted Memorial
hospital which has removed from the East End of London to the
Hampton Court Hotel for the duration,of the war is also exempted.
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