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However, 12 children were sent to Convalescent Hones
through the Invalid Children's Aid Association during this period.
MUNICIPAL MEDICAL CENTRE AND DAY NURSERY,PARK LANE.
This building, a full report of the planning and construction
of which was given in my report for 1938, was
officially opened on March 9th 1940.
From the first, this centre has fulfilled all expectations
and has provided an important addition to the health services
of the Borough.
Apart from the day nursery, which occupies one entire wing of
the building, the services provided include Infant Welfare,
Ante and Post Natal and Toddlers' Clinics, Artificial Sunlight,
Ear, Nose and Throat, Dental, Minor Ailment and Diphtheria
Immunisation Clinics.
Lectures are given to mothers in the maintenance of health
in war-time supplemented by practical demonstrations of war-time
cookery.
Adequate air-raid shelter accomodation is provided and
proved of great value in the difficult days of intensive bombing.
SPECIAL CLINICS FOR CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS.
All the specialist clinics of the School Medical Service
were available to these children and the attendances during
the year were 2051 as compared with 2028 during 1939.
DAY NURSERIES.
(1) The West Green Day Nursery.
As previously reported, this Nursery was evacuated, en
bloc, to Alconbury House, near Huntingdon, on September 1st 1939.
On the 24th June 1940, the nursery was transferred to temporary
quarters at Ashendene, Bayford, Herts, pending the completion of
arrangements for the more permanent housing of the nursery at
Bengeo House, near Hertford which was effected on July 22nd 1940.
Bengeo House.
This is a large house of Queen Anne design, erected about
30 years ago and standing in its own grounds of which 8 aeres
are available to the nursery. It is centrally heated and has
independent hot-water supply, main drainage, gas and:electric
lighting and company's water supply. There is good accommodation
for 38 children and the staff, and the nursery is fully residential.
Administrative control is in the hands of the Tottenham Maternity
and Child Welfare Committee. A local medical practitioner
visits this nursery whenever necessary and frequent visits are
paid by the Committee's Medical and Dental Officers. All the
children have been immunised against diphtheria.
A number of places have been reserved at this Nursery for
the children of expectant mothers who are to be evacuated and
this facility is greatly appreciated by the mothers who face
their confinements happy in the knowledge that their children are
being well cared for.
(2) Park Lane Day Nursery.
This nursery which forms part of the new Municipal Centre
(contd.)