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Stratford Day Nursery.
The work at the Stratford Day Nursery has been carried on
during 1932 as in previous years. The total attendances of children
at the Day Nursery = 6,454, making an average daily attendance
of 28 children throughout the year. The daily charge per
child is 8d. a day.
Sunlight Treatment for Children under 5 years of age.
In accordance with the arrangement made in February, 1928,
between the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee of the
Borough and the Committee of the Stratford Day Nursery, all
children under five years of age (unless they are attending
school) who require this treatment can be referred to the Day
Nursery Sunlight Clinic. The majority of such cases are recommended
by the Medical Officers of the Infant Welfare Centres in
the Borough, and all arrangements being made through the
Medical Officer of Health. The two sessions held weekly under
this agreement are attended by a Municipal Health Visitor who
also visits the absentees from the Clinic, thereby keeping a close
supervision on the children referred for this treatment.
In addition, the Day Nursery itself holds three sessions per
week for sunlight treatment for children other than those referred
through the Medical Officer of Health's Department.
Attendanees at the Sunlight Clinic in 1932.
(1) Municipal Clinic.
(2 sessions per week)
(2) Day Nursery Clinic.
(3 sessions per week)
Number of new cases: 172.
Total attendances for
treatment: 3,393.
Number of new cases : 143.
Total attendances for
treatment: 4,646.
Home Helps.
There has been no change during 1932 in the administration
of the Home Help Scheme; it has been fully utilised and appreciated.
The Home Help is a woman, approved as suitable by the
Health Visitor, who is employed by the Council to assist in the
Homes during the lying-in period of certain necessitous women.
She attends daily for 14 days, including attendance during the
confinement in order to obtain anvthing required by the doctor or
midwife. It is impressed on these women that they must not in
any way undertake the nursing of the patient, or be responsible for
the confinement or for the after-care of the infant; indeed, the
Council refuse to sanction a Home Help unless a trained nurse
has been engaged, whether as a midwife or as a maternity nurse
acting under the direction of a doctor.
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