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CHILD LIFE PROTECTION.
The Health Visitors act as inspectors under the Child Life Protection
provisions of the Public Health Act, 1936. The following
details indicate the extent of their activities up to July 4th:—
Number of registered foster homes with children at
July 4th, 1948 14
Number of new homes registered during the half-year 4
Number of foster homes removed from the register
during the half-year 3
Total number of foster homes supervised 17
Number of the children admitted to the register during
the half-year 4
Number of children removed from the register during
the half-year 3
Total number of children on the register at July 4th 15
Total number of children on the register during the
half-year 17
Number of children who died during the half year
Number of inquests held
Number of visits made to foster homes 45
Legal proceedings —
Adoption of Children (Regulation) Act, 1939.
This Act, imposes upon the Welfare Authority the duty of visiting
and examining children under 9 years of age in the care of adopters
and the premises in which the children are kept during the period
before an Adoption Order is made by the Court. For this purpose,'
the Health Visitors, by virtue of their appointment as Child Life
Protection Visitors under Section 209 of the Public Health Act, act
as Visitors and Supervisors. Powers similar to those in respect of
foster children are provided by the Act. The following epitomises
the information contained in the "Adoption Act" Register:—
(a) Number of persons who gave notice under Section 7
(3) during the half-year 1
(b) Total number of children in respect of whom notice was
given under Section 7 (3) during the half-year 1
(c) Number of children notified under Section 7 (3):—
(i) under supervision at the end of the half-
year 6
(ii) who died during the half-year —
(iii) on whom inquests were held during the
half-year —
(d) Particulars of any proceedings taken during the half-
year —
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