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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 1968

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]

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Table: Table 6DAY NURSERIES: ATTENDANCES

Table 6

DAY NURSERIES: ATTENDANCES

NurseryApproved placesChildren on register at 31.12.68Attendances for the yearAverage daily attendances
0—2 years2—5 years0—2 years2—5 years0—2 years2—5 years
Essex Road252522325,7646,02546
Evefield252518374,0606,32141
Gladstone Park252528265,7645,55844
Kilburn252519343,5087,71144
Longstone Avenue252526285,4875,89345
Mortimer Road2525—86003,52116
Princes Avenue25256352,5378,08042
Vale Farm2525—131,9443,20120
Villiers Road252516373,8396,99642
Wesley Road152515303,0186,33337
William Dunbar252526255,7895,69045
Shoot-up Hill252526201,8801,29218
TOTALS:29030020232544,19066,621440

Table: Table 7DAY NURSERIES: WAITING LIST

Table 7

DAY NURSERIES: WAITING LIST

Nursery1.1.6831.12.68
Essex Road2328
Evefield—14
Gladstone Park1615
Kilburn2627
Longstone Avenue2964
Mortimer Road7031
Princes Avenue223
Vale Farm3748
Villiers Road935
Wesley Road1524
William Dunbar3323
Shoot-up Hill—7
TOTALS:260339

Table: Table 8MOTHER AND BABY HOME —"BELLE VUE", WILLESDEN LANE

Table 8

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

Total number of beds12
Total number of cots12
Average length of stay—ante-natal73 days
Average length of stay—post-natal34 days
Total number of women admitted during the year (excluding re-admissions after confinement)71
Number of admissions for which Council accepted financial responsibility43
Number of cases sent to mother and baby homes other than "Belle Vue" during year:—
Expectant mothers66
Post-natal cases