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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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CHILD LIFE PROTECTION.
PUBLIC ACT, 1936. PART VII
This part of the Act deals with Fostsr Mothers end Foster Children.
The Tables below give fibres for 1941.
FOSTER CHILDREN.
| No. as at Dec. 31st 1940. | Notice of deception of Children during the year. | Parent | Notice of removal to -Another | Children Adopted | Died | Children reaching ago of 9. | No. as at Dec. 31st 1941 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area with Foster Parent. | Another Foster Mother. | Rib lie Insti- tution | |||||||
| 135 | 143 | 82 | 21 | 24 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 137 |
The number of foster-children showed an increase of 2 during the year.
FOSTER MOTHERS
| No. as at Dec. 31st 1940 | Applications for Authorisation during the year. | Removels during the year. | Authorisation cancelled for other reasons | No. as at Dec. 31st 1941. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| With Child | Without Child | ||||
| 107 | 550 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 125 |
The number of foster-mothers increased by 18 during the year.
The Health Visitors paid 1,024 visits to foster-mothers for the
purpose of supervision.
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