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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
Hammersmith 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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FOSTER-CHILDREN.
| No. of Foster-Children on Register December 31st, 1938 | 64 | |
| „ „ „ received by Foster-Mothers | 80 | |
| „ ,, „ moved from Foster-Mothers | 84 | |
| (1) To Foster-Mothers | 13 | |
| (2) To Parents or Guardians | 38 | |
| (3) To Institutions | 12 | |
| (4) Adopted | 2 | |
| (5) Children removed from Borough with Foster-Mother | 14 | |
| (6) Foster-Children who have reached the age of 9 years during the Year | 5 | |
VISITS.
| No. of visits to new Foster-Mothers | 40 |
| „ ,, Registered Foster-Mothers | 493 |
| Verification Visits | 4 |
| Special Visits | 3 |
| Outa | 196 |
| Total Visits | 736 |
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."