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NURSING HOLIES
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 arc 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.
WAR-TIMES DAY NURSERIES
There are now six war-time day nurseries in the Borough
with accommodation for 290 children.
A prefabricated hutted nursery, accommodating 50 children
was opened in January 1944 at Gifford Lodge, Twickenham, and the
extension to the nursery at Powder Mill Lane, comprising a wing to
accommodate 10 babies was completed in the Spring.
The average daily, attendance of children at each nursery
is sot out:-
51 Hampton Road 40 Cambridge Park Powder Mill Lane Hampton Wick Hampton. Gifford Lodge
36.88 53.17 38.17 40.88 34.48 45.14
During the flying bomb period the work was carried out
under great difficulty the average total daily attendance of
children dropped to 104 in August. The Ministry of Health
invited volunteers from the staff for duties in the hard pressed
nurseries of the evacuation areas, as a result Miss Keane Matron
of Gifford Lodge was seconded to organise a nursery in Somerset.
She returned to the Borough in November 1944.
Routine medical inspections wore carried out at regular
intervals. The high standard of nutrition among the children is
being well maintained. There were no serious epidemics in any
of the nurseries during the year.
An Educational Supervisor, Miss Jenny Miles, was
appointed and commenced her duties in March. Her time has been
spent entirely with the Toddler groups - their management, their
equipment and the training of the young student in the work.
Four student-probationers were accepted for training
during the year. Seven students were entered for the examination
of National Societies of Children's Nurseries, and all were
successful in obtaining the Diploma - two with Distinction. The.
help of the' Health Visitors has been enlisted to ensure adequate
training of the students in the care of young infants. This has
resulted in a close relationship between the Health Visitors and
Nursery Staff which is most advantageous to the work.
A course in nursery work has been arranged for the prenursing
students from the County School, and three students are
attending the nurseries each week.
Pour helpers were appointed during the year and were given
the privilege of attending classes at the Thames Valley Secondary
School.
The Parents Groups unfortunately have not been able to
function during the latter half of the year but the parents
co-operate in the organisation of the Christmas parties and many
were able to attend with the children.
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