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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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CHILD LIFE PROTECTION.
PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1936, PART VII
This part of the Act deals with Foster Mothers and Foster
Children.
The Tables below give figures for 1940.
FOSTER CHILDREN
| No. as at De c. 31st 1939. | Notice of Reception of Children during the year | Notice of removal to - | Children Adopted | Died | Children reaching age of 9. | No.as at Dec. 31st 1940 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | Another area with Foster Parent | Another Foster Mother | Public Institution | ||||||
| 198 | 148 | 100 | 29 | 32 | 12 | 29 | — | 9 | 135 |
The number of foster-children showed a decrease of 63
during the year.
FOSTER MOTHERS
| No.as at December 31st.1939 | Applicat ions for Authorisation during the year. | Removals during the year | Authorisation cancelled for other reasons | No. as at December 31st.1940 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| With child | Without Child | ||||
| 119 | 45 | 11 | 19 | 107 | |
The number of foster-mothers decreased by 12 during the
year.
The Health Visitors paid 1,342 visits to foster-mothers
for the purpose of supervision.
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