[Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Dunfermline.

  • Dunfermline (Scotland). Council.
Date:
1946
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    Five hundred and fifty-eight children made a total of 1,700 attendances at the General Clinics, Dunfermline and Rosyth, for the treatment of skin, ear, nose, and throat conditions, etc. Fifty-three children were referred to the Dental Clinics at Dun- fermline and Rosyth, and made 56 attendances for treatment. Day Nurseries.—The Government advised local authorities in 1941 of their plans to set up day nurseries to enable mothers of young children to take up employment and asked local authorities to be responsible for their administration. This met with a readv response from the Town Council, who immediately took up the suggestion. As no premises were available, new buildings of the prefabricated hut variety were erected and equipped by the Department of Health for Scotland. They are situated at Broomhead Park, Pilmuir Street, Dunfermline, and the Public Park, Harlev .Street, Rosyth. These whole-time nurseries undertake the full day-time care and maintenance of children of all ages up to five years of age, and are open six days a week. From their, inception they have been a success and have rendered good sendee, so much so that it was found necessary to extend Broomhead Nursery in 1944 by half its original size. The accommodation at Broomhead Nurserv is for 60 children, and at Rosyth for 40 children. During the year both nurseries were acquired and became the propertv of the Town Council from tst April 194b. Both nurseries are recognised as training schools for candidates for the N.S.C.N. Nursery Nurses Diploma. Up-to-date, seven students have obtained the diploma. The training and teaching according to the prescribed syllabus are undertaken by the medical staff and the respective matrons. The children are subjected to medical inspection at monthly intervals. The nurseries are primarily for the use of children whose mothers are in employment, to whom priority is given on the production of a certificate of employment. To such mothers the charge is is. per day, and up to 3s. per day in other cases, according to circumstance^,