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Hornsey 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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CHILD LIFE PROTECTION.
PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1936 (Sees. 206—220).
Regular visits are paid by the Health Visitors to the homes of
foster-mothers in their respective areas, and 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. 4 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 2 | No. 3 | ||||
| No. of foster-mothers on the register: | |||||
| At the beginning of 1942 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| „ ,, end „ ,, | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 30 |
| No. of foster-children on the register: | |||||
| At the beginning of 1942 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 24 |
| ,, ,, end „ ,, | 32 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 63 |
| Died during the year | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| On whom inquests were held during the year | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Visits to foster-children: | |||||
| 1st Visits | 16 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 37 |
| Total Visits | 144 | 74 | 55 | 19 | 292 |
| No proceedings were taken during the year. | |||||