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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Brent 1966

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]

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Table: Table 7DAY NURSERIES: ATTENDANCES

Table 7

DAY NURSERIES: ATTENDANCES

NurseryApproved placesChildren on register at 31.12.66Attendances for the yearAverage daily attendances
0—2 years2—5 years0—2 years2—5 years0—2 years2—5 years
Essex Road252526305,7155,58644
Evefield25253212,1555,77631
Gladstone Park252513154,4354,60936
Kilburn252519314,3516,13441
Longstone Avenue252523285,0625,43541
Mortimer Road252522245,5925,93945
Princes Avenue25257273,4347,08941
Vale Farm252531246,7685,32748
Villiers Road252514313,5146,78141
Wesley Road152514262,5775,75633
William Dunbar252528265,6955,58544
TOTALS:26527520028349,29864,017445

Table: Table 8DAY NURSERIES: WAITING LIST

Table 8

DAY NURSERIES: WAITING LIST

Nursery1.1.6631.12.66
Essex Road199
Evefield615
Gladstone Park5163
Kilburn3032
Longstone Avenue3129
Mortimer Road7763
Princes Avenue423
Vale Farm3324
Villiers Road4144
Wesley Road4514
William Dunbar3423
TOTALS:371339

Table: Table 9MOTHER AND BABY HOME—"BELLE VUE", WILLESDEN LANE

Table 9

MOTHER AND BABY HOME—"BELLE VUE", WILLESDEN LANE

Total number of beds12
Total number of cots12
Average length of stay—ante-natal4 weeks 6 days
Average length of stay—post-natal5 weeks
Total number of women admitted during the year (excluding re-admissions after confinement)98
Number of admissions for which Council accepted financial responsibility51
Number of cases sent during year to mother and baby homes other than "Belle Vue":—
Expectant mother113
Post-natal cases