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1938] 26
Annual Return of Child Life Protection Work.
Number of foster-mothers on the Register who were receiving
children on the 1st January, 1938 185
Do. do. on the 31st December, 1938 112
Number of foster-mothers added to the Register during the year 25
Number of foster-mothers removed from the Register by the
Committee during the year 1
Number of foster-mothers removed or lapsed 94
Number of foster-children on the Register at 31st December, 1938 159*
Number of foster-children attending Child Welfare Clinics 12
under private medical practitioners, 31 43
* Includes those in institutions, etc.
Total number of visits paid by Child Protection Visitor 1,559
Special visits paid by Child Protection Visitor 2
Children removed compulsorily Nil
Children removed to hospital (including infectious disease) 32
Children removed voluntarily Nil
Deaths reported (Inquests—1) 3
Children for whom medical attention arranged Nil
Cases recommended for prosecution Nil
Desertions by parents—Children removed from foster-mothers to
Public Assistance Institutions 5
Other cases in which there was cause for complaint 4
Number of foster-children under 5 years on Register at any
time during 1938 305
(with foster-mothers 144)
(with Institutions 161)
Number of foster-children between 5 years and 9 years on Register
at any time during 1938 87
(with foster-mothers 64)
(with Institutions 23)
Total number of foster-children dealt with at any time during 1938 392
(with foster-mothers 208)
(with Institutions 184)
Institutions, including Schools.—161 children under 5 years of age passed through
institutions. These children are medically examined periodically by an appointed
Medical Officer. No resident school child under 9 years of age was reported during
the year.
St. Luke's Guest House, 29-31, Penn Road, N.7. Owing to the alteration and
enlargement of the premises the accommodation was increased from 28 to 29. Children
are kept for a limited period, and may be admitted where the mother, for instance,
has to go into hospital, or on account of other difficult home circumstances. There is
a very considerable demand for the cots at the Guest House. During the year ending
31st March, 1938, admissions numbered 58.