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FOSTER-CHILDREN.
No. of Foster Children on Register December 31st, 1947 68
,, ,, „ received by Foster-Mothers 90
„ „ „ moved from Foster-Mothers 116
(1) To Foster-Mothers 19
(2) To Parents or Guardians 55
(3) To Institutions 25
(4) Adopted 3
(5) Children removed from Borough with Foster-
Mother 7
(6) Foster-Children who have reached the age of
9 years during the Year 7
VISITS.
No. of visits to new Foster-Mothers 52
„ „ Registered Foster-Mothers 735
Verification Visits 18
Special Visits 22
Outs 288
Total Visits 1,115
There is a definite shortage of foster-mothers in the
Borough and it is often difficult to place children. The
standard of the home and all that pertains thereto is rightly
kept very high, and although there is no marked shortage
of applicants yet few of them are suitable for "registration."