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Hornsey 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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CHILD LIFE PROTECTION.
PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1936 (Secs. 206—220).
The Children Act, 1908, and the Children and Young Persons
Acts, 1932 & 1933, have been superseded in the main and incorporated
in the Public Health Act, 1936.
The work, however, is still carried out by the Health Visitors
in their respective areas.
Foster-mothers are encouraged to bring the children to the
centres for periodical medical examination.
The number of requests for foster-mothers is much in excess
of the number available and requests are often received from
Societies and Authorities outside the Borough.
A register of foster-mothers and foster-children is kept by the Medical Officer of Health and at each Centre. The following is a summary of the Register:—
| No. 1. | Centre— | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 3 | ||||
| No. 2 | . & Sub. | Total. | ||
| No. of foster-mothers on the register: | ||||
| At the beginning of 1938 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 43 |
| „ „ end „ „ | 20 | 11 | 10 | 41 |
| No. of foster-children on the register: | ||||
| At the beginning of 1938 | 10 | 25 | 13 | 48 |
| „ „ end „ „ | 24 | 16 | 31 | 71 |
| Died during the year (in hospital) | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| On whom inquests were held during | ||||
| the year | — | — | — | — |
| Visits to foster-children: | ||||
| 1st Visits | 25 | 22 | 18 | 65 |
| Total Visits | 142 | 126 | 111 | 379 |
No proceedings were taken during the year.