Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Table 61. Age grouping on coming into care:
Aged under two years | 130 |
Aged two years but not of compulsory school age | 117 |
Of compulsory school age | 108 |
Over compulsory school age | 9 |
Total | 364 |
Table 62. Reasons why children went out of care:
Care taken over by parent, guardian, relative or friend | 267 |
Adopted | 10 |
Emigrated | 1 |
Attained that age of eighteen | 21 |
Died | 1 |
By revocation of an Order under Section 5(8) of the Matrimonial Proceedings (Magistrates'Courts) Act,1960 | — |
12 | |
Total | 312 |
Notes: | |
L Included in the total in care: children who were the subject of a Fit Person Order | 162 |
2. Included in the total boarded out: | |
(a) boarded out with a relative | 21 |
(b) boarded out with a relative with whom they were already living | 10 |
3. Supervised by Local Authorities: | |
(a) under the child protection provisions of the Children Act, 1958 | 61 |
(b) under Part IV of the Adoption Act, 1958. With the exception of some children supervised under Part IV of the Adoption Act 1958, these children were not in care | 38 |
Total | 99 |
(118)