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There were 120 admissions to Day Nurseries during 1954. All children accepted
for admission come within the priorities defined by the Council as follows:-
First Priority:
Mother Unmarried
17 children
Parents separated
13
Father in H.M. Forces
6 "
Father in Prison
4 "
Children deserted by mother
2 "
Health of child
2 "
Health of mother
1 child.
Mother widowed
1 "
Parents divorced
1
TOTAL:
47
Second Priority: (Financial grounds etc.)
57
Temporary admissions
16
TOTAL:
120
The following is an analysis of the temporary admissions and the average number
of days the children spent In the Nurseries.
Mother's Confinement in Hospital - 9 admissions - average stay 19 days.
Mother in Hospital for Operation -3 " - " 28 "
Following Home confinement - 2 " - " " "
Mother in Mental Hospital - 1 " - " " 21 "
Child Minder 111. - 1 " - " " 36 "
On 31st December 1954, there were 83 children on the Day Nursery Registers.
None of these were under 6 months of age, 7 were between 6 months and 1 year, 23 were
between 1 and 2 years and 53 were between 2 and 5 years. The length of stay of these
children in the Day Nurseries is as follows:-
4-5 years 2 children
3-4 years 5 children
2-3 years 2 children
1-2 years 19 children
Under 1 year 55 children
TOTAL: 83
There were 24 cases of Gastro Enteritis, 18 Chicken Pox, 2 Measles, and
2 German Measles amongst the children. The Gastro Enteritis Includes 10 cases of Sonne
Dysentery which occurred within a short period at one of the Nurseries. The remaining
14 cases were all mild, and occurred individually throughout the year. No specific cause
was found and there was no evidence to suggest any spread of infection through the Nurseries.
The Day Nursery at Cumberland Road, which is under the auspices of the Canning Town
Women's Settlement, has provided places for up to 30 children throughout the year.
There are only 2 child minders registered under the Act, one of whom did not receive
any children during the year, the other having looked after three children.
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