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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
Tottenham 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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WAR-TIME NURSERIES.
| Nurseries. | Children ; Places. | Opened | Attendances, 1945. | Total. | Days Open. | Av. Daily Attendance | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January to March. | April to June. | July to September. | October to December. | Total. | |||||||||||
| Under 2 | Over 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Municipal Day Nursery ParkLane equipped for: Under 2 yrs. of age 20 Over 2 yrs. of age 30 | 50 | 1940 April 10 | 705 | 1,914 | 426 | 1,981 | 662 | 1,802 | 845 | 1,573 | 2,638 | 7,270 | 9,908 | 249 | 39.79 |
| War-time Day Nurseries *Vale Road School for: Under 2 yrs. of age 30 Over 2 yrs. of age 30 | 60 | 1941 April 28 | 588 | 1,622 | 610 | 1,826 | 363 | 1,131 | — | 1,561 | 4,579 | 6,140 | 166 | 36 .99 | |
| Lordship Lane for: Under 2 yrs. of age 15 Over 2 yrs. of age 25 | 40 | 1942 Sept. 28 | 698 | 1,552 | 462 | 1,273 | 864 | 1,384 | 746 | 1,484 | 2,770 | 5,693 | 8,463 | 249 | 33.99 |
| † Downhills School for: Over 2 yrs. of age | 40 | 1942 Aug.10 | — | 1,660 | — | 1,857 | — | 900 | — | — | — | 4,417 | 4,417 | 166 | 26.61 |
| †Parkhurst School for: Over 2 yrs. of age | 40 | 1942 Aug. 10 | — | 1,952 | — | 1,606 | — | 1,112 | — | — | — | 4,670 | 4,670 | 166 | 28.13 |
| Plevna Crescent for: Under 2 yrs. of age 25 Over 2 yrs. of age 25 | 50 | 1943 Dec. 1 | 702 | 1,230 | 911 | 1,319 | 1,077 | 1,560 | 749 | 1,348 | 3,439 | 5,457 | 8,896 | 249 | 35.73 |
| Pembury House for: Under 2 yrs. of age 25 Over 2 yrs. of age 25 | 50 | 1943 Nov. 15 | 1,363 | 1,220 | 1,300 | 1,156 | 1,530 | 1,799 | 1,307 | 1,827 | 5,500 | 6,002 | 11,502 | 249 | 46. 19 |
| Rowland Hill for: Under 2 yrs. of age 25 Over 2 yrs. of age 25 | 50 | 1943 Nov. 15 | 561 | 1,042 | 842 | 1,208 | 1,143 | 1,299 | 1,162 | 1,442 | 3,708 | 4,991 | 8,699 | 249 | 34.94 |
| Total under 2, 140 Over 2, 240 | 380 | — | 4,617 | 12,192 | 4,551 | 12,226 | 5,639 | 10,987 | 4,809 | 7,674 | 19,616 | 43,079 | 62,695 | — | — |
| Residential Nursery, Hertford: | Total 38 =418 | Bengeo | In residence 29.12.44 32 | ||||||||||||
| House | Admitted during 1945 39 = 71. Discharged 45, in residence 29.12.45 = 26. | ||||||||||||||
* Transferred to Local Education Authority as a Nursery School 5.9.45. †Transferred to Local Education Authority as Nursery Classes 5.9.45.
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