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Croydon 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1936. PART VII.
Child Life Protection.
This part of the Act deals with Foster Mothers and Foster
Children.
The Tables below give figures for 1948.
| No.as at Dec. 31st 1947 | 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 1948 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | Another area with Foster Parent | Another Foster Mother | Public Institution | ||||||
| 92 | 147 | 58 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 21 | — | 3 | 115 |
FOSTER MOTHERS.
| No. as at December 31st 1947 | Applications for Authorisation during the year. | Removals during the year | Authorisation cancelled for other reasons | No. as at December 31st 1948 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| With Child | Without child | ||||
| 75 | 59 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 95 |
The Health Visitors paid 970 visits to foster-mothers for
the purpose of supervision.
THE OBSTETRIC SERVICE.
The National Health Service Act, which came into operation
on July 5th, divided responsibility for Maternity Services between
Regional Hospital Boards, Executive Councils and Local Health
Authorities.
Undoubtedly, one of the most important features of the Croydon
Obstetric Service was its co-ordination under one clinical
adviser and consequent continuity of supervision of the mothers
throughout their- Ante-Natal, lying-in, and Post-Natal periods.
Endeavour has been made to preserve this characteristic and
I am pleased to be able to thank Mr. Clift, Senior Obstetric Consultant
to Mayday Hospital for the following report, which
despite changes in administration is still able to cover the whole
of the year now under review: —
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