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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 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Table 59. Children in Care of the London Borough of Hammersmith at 31st December 1965.
| Boys | Girls | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manner of accommodation of children in care: | |||
| Boarded Out | 56 | 62 | 118 |
| In Lodgings | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| In residential employment | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Local Authority Children's Homes: | |||
| Reception Homes with special facilities | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| Reception Homes without special facilities | — | — | — |
| Residential Nurseries | 16 | 12 | 28 |
| Homes for not more than 10 children | 16 | 18 | 34 |
| Other Children's Homes | 68 | 44 | 112 |
| Total | 173 | 148 | 321 |
| Voluntary Homes: | 74 | 54 | 128 |
| Boarding Homes or Boarding Special Schools for children ascertained as handicapped | 31 | 15 | 46 |
| Hostels | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Committed to the care of a Local Authority as fit person and allowed to be under the charge and control of a parent, guardian, relative or friend | 33 | 18 | 51 |
| Other Accommodation | 54 | 39 | 93 |
| Total number of children in care | 366 | 280 | 646 |
| Percentage Boarded Out: | 15% | 22% | 18% |
| Age Groups of Children in Care: | |||
| Under two years | 51 | 28 | 79 |
| Two years but not of compulsory school age | 51 | 49 | 100 |
| Of compulsory school age | 204 | 148 | 352 |
| Over compulsory school age | 60 | 55 | 115 |
| Total | 366 | 280 | 646 |
Table 60. Reasons why children came into care:
| No parent or guardian | 1 |
| Abandoned or guardian | 7 |
| Death of mother, father unable to care | 3 |
| Deserted by mother, father unable to care | 31 |
| Confinement of mother | 51 |
| Short-term illness of parent or guardian | 96 |
| Long-term illness of parent or guardian | 33 |
| Tuberculosis contact | — |
| Child illegitimate and mother unable to provide a home | 28 |
| Parent or guardian in prison or remanded in custody | 3 |
| 3 | |
| Family homeless through a cause other than eviction | 2 |
| Unsatisfactory home conditions | 30 |
| Fit Person Orders — offenders | 4 |
| Fit Person Orders — non-offenders | 18 |
| Under Section 5(1) of the Matrimonial Proceedings (Children) Act, 1958 | — |
| Under Section 2(1) of the Matrimonial Proceedings (Magistrates' Court) Act, 1960 | — |
| Other reasons | 54 |
| Total | 364 |
(117)