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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
Harrow 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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The following table summarises the information with regard to foster children and foster parents in the district:—
| Number of persons on the register who were receiving infants for reward at the beginning of the year | 54 | |
| Number of persons registered during the year | 30 | |
| Number of persons removed from the register during the year (either by reason of removal from the district; no longer undertaking the care of the child, etc.) | 16 | |
| Number of persons on the register who were receiving children for reward at the end of the year | 68 | |
| Number of children on the register at the beginning of the year | 117 | |
| Number of children received during the year | 134 | |
| Number of children removed from the register during the year | 132 | |
| Removed to care of parents | 78 | |
| Removed to care of another foster mother | 22 | |
| Legally adopted by foster parent | 2 | |
| Removed to charitable organization, etc. | 17 | |
| Removed to hospital | 12 | |
| Of this number 5 died. | ||
| Foster parent left the district, taking the child with her | - | |
| Child attained the age of nine years | 1 | |
| Number of children on the register at the end of the year | 119 | |
About half the children removed to hospital were from one
of the homes to which infants who are not thriving are admitted.
One of the deaths occurred in this group. Three of the other
deaths were due to gastro-enteritis amongst infants in a home
registered for the reception of nine.