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Foster Children.
By the Local Government Act, 1929, Section 2(a), the
functions of the Poor Law Authorities in respect of infant life
protection were transferred on April 1st to the Local Authority as
the Maternity and Child Welfare Authority. At the time of
taking over, there were 64 names on the register.
Each Health Visitor was appointed Infant Protection Visitor
for her district to undertake this work. The younger children
are seen at their homes or at the clinic every month, and those over
three years, every three months. The home is visited at least
every six months. In exceptional circumstances only is the foster
child not brought regularly to the clinic. As the Maternity and
Child Welfare Authority is not the Local Education Authority,
there is dual inspection of children from five to seven.
On receipt of an application for registration, the house is
inspected by a Sanitary Inspector as to the suitability of sanitation
and sufficiency of accommodation. In assessing accommodation,
floor space of bedroom only is taken into account with minimum
requirements for adults of 10 square feet per head and of children
under 10 of 30 square feet. Where the premises prove satisfactory,
a report is received from the Health Visitor as to the suitability
or otherwise of the foster parent.

Maternity Homes.
There are no Nursing or Maternity Homes in the distric.