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Hammersmith 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]

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CHILD LIFE PROTECTION.
Public Health (London) Act, 1936.
At the end of the year there were 28 foster-children being
cared for in the Borough, and 37 names on the list of
foster-mothers.
The Lady Sanitary Inspector is responsible for visiting
the homes of all foster-children.
During the year 49 foster-mothers were removed from
the register for various reasons and 31 new foster-mothers
were registered.
Nine applications for registration were not approved.

Table: A summary of the work carried out during the year under review follows:—

A summary of the work carried out during the year under review follows:—

FOSTER-MOTHERS.
No. of Foster-Mothers on Register December 31st, 193937
„ „ „ Recommended for Registration22
No. of Foster-Mothers removed from Register49
(1) Removed from Borough6
(2) Adopted Children1
(3) Unsuitable2
(4) 9 years of age3
(5) Temporarily approved—
(6) No further Foster-Children required30
(7) Illness of Foster-Mothers1
(8) Lack of accommodation1
(9) Mother living at address—
(10) Evacuation5
,, Applications for Registration received but not Recom-mended9
FOSTER-CHILDREN.
No. of Foster-Children on Register December 31st, 193928
,, ,, „ received by Foster-Mothers34
„ „ ,, moved from Foster-Mothers70
(1) To Foster-Mothers10
(2) To Parents or Guardians23
(3) To Institutions7
(4) Adopted1
(5) Children removed from Borough with Foster-Mother3
(6) Foster-Children who have reached the age of 9 years during the Year4
(7) Evacuated22
VISITS.
No. of visits to new Foster-Mothers31
„ „ Registered Foster-Mothers254
Verification Visits7
Special Visits4
Outs91
Total Visits387