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Twenty-eight notices of intention to receive nurse children
were received during the year from foster mothers not previously
registered, and 16 names were removed from the register. There
was thus an increase of 12 mothers on the register, but of these a
number had no children in their care at 31st December.
The ages of the 100 children were as under:—
Under 1 year 12
1 to 5 years 57
Over 5 and under 9 years 31
The whole number of nurse children who were under observation
during 1935 was 202.
Of the children under 5 years of age 21 were attending the
infant welfare centres at the end of the year.
In one case the Committee exercised their power of fixing the
maximum number of nurse children permitted to be kept by a
registered foster mother, in 2 cases a maximum previously fixed
was increased, and in one case removed.
Five cases of infectious disease occurred among nurse children
during 1935.
It was found necessary in one case to take legal proceedings
during the period under report in respect of an offence, viz., failure
to give the notice prescribed by the Children Acts of the reception
of a nurse child. The defendant was fined £1, vide page 74.
In 16 cases foster mothers were cautioned for the undermentioned
offences:—
Failure to give prescribed notice of—
Reception of nurse child 11
Removal of nurse child 3
Reception and removal of nurse child 1
Removal of foster mother and child 1