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Waiting Lists.
In June the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee considered
a report of the day nursery service and the hardship existing
amongst families whose children were on the priority waiting lists.
It was decided that certain children should not be re-admitted to
the nurseries and that vacancies arising from these exclusions be
allotted to children who are deprived of the care of one or both
parents or cases of hardship or emergency.
Parents of children who cannot be admitted immediately to a
day nursery are advised to take advantage of the Daily Guardian
Scheme.
General Health.
All nurseries were visited weekly by a medical officer and all
children were medically examined at three-monthly periods, or
more frequently where necessary. Those not previously immunised
against diphtheria were, with the consent of their parents, immunised
on admission to the nurseries. The health of the children
and the staff has been remarkably good and all children have benefited
from their stay in the nurseries.
BENGEO HOUSE RESIDENTIAL NURSERY.
Pursuant to the powers under the Children Act, Middlesex
County Council accepted responsibility for the maintenance of the
nursery on July 4th.
During the first six months of 1948 the Tottenham Maternity
and Child Welfare Committee improved the living conditions of
the staff by providing and equipping a sitting-room for student
nursery nurses and replacing worn out beds and bedding for all
members of the staff, as well as other improvements.
Many Tottenham children have benefited from a short stay at
the nursery where a very high standard of child care is maintained
and Tottenham parents have been assisted at a period when it has
been difficult for them to give adequate care and attention to their
children.
The nursery has been provisionally approved by the Ministry
of Health as a training nursery for student nursery nurses.