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Lambeth 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]

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Table: Child .Life Protection. In accordance with the Transfer of Powers (London) Order, 1933, the administration of the provisions of the Children and Young Persons Acts, 1908 to 1933, now consolidated in the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, was transferred to the Borough Council, and the summary of this work for the year ended the 31st December, 1937, now follows :—

Child .Life Protection. In accordance with the Transfer of Powers (London) Order, 1933, the administration of the provisions of the Children and Young Persons Acts, 1908 to 1933, now consolidated in the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, was transferred to the Borough Council, and the summary of this work for the year ended the 31st December, 1937, now follows :—

Year of BirthNo. of Nurse ChildrenNo. of Visits
193726106
193651265
193548247
193420129
193317131
193219164
1931966
19301093
192913114
19281137
Totals2241,352
No. of Visits, including verifications and registering of homes2,397
No. of Foster Mothers removed from Borough9
No. of Nurse Children legally adopted by Foster Parents2
No. of Nurse Children taken by National Children's Aid and Adoption Society with a view to adoption
No. of Nurse Children who attained the age of 9 years9
No. of Deaths—
No. of Legal Proceedings taken1

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A prime condition for registration of a foster mother is that she
shall attend regularly at her local Welfare Centre with the foster
child. The attendance is now ICO per cent., which may be
contrasted with the attendance of less than 25 per cent, before the
Transfer of Powers Order was made.