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Children Act, 1908.—Duties imposed under Part I of this Act relating
to the foster mothers and boarded-out children are carried out by the
London County Council.
Barlow's Gift.—The income from this trust, amounting to £33, was
by resolution of the Barlow's Gift Committee divided equally between
Maternity and Child Welfare and the Tuberculosis Handicrafts Committee.
The money has been most usefully expended in providing such necessaries
as cannot be bought by money raised from the rates, e.g., rubber bandages
and materials for handicrafts. The vouchers are duly presented for the
pin-poses of audit.
Blind Persons Act, 1920.—With further reference to the Scheme of the
London County Council re Care of Blind Children, it is desired by that
Council that there should be co-operation between the City Council
and itself as regards the welfare and after-care of blind children under
5 years of age. It is requested that any such children in the County
should be notified to the Metropolitan Society for the Blind, 296, Yauxhall
Bridge Road, S.W.I.
The Widows' and Orphans' Contributory Pensions Act, 1925.—
The Local Authority may, in cases of desertion of a child or in the case
of an orphan, administer the payment on behalf of the child. No cases
have so far been reported to the Council.
Ante-natal Work.—The supervision of expectant mothers is recognised
to be of increasing importance, and for this purpose it is extremely
desirable that they should avail themselves of the expert advice obtainable
at the centres and at the hospitals. The following table shows the
number of cases which were dealt with through the various centres and
how they became known to the health visitors. The co-operation of
the hospitals with the welfare centres continues to develop, and there is
interchange of much useful information between those bodies which
should result in greatly improved conditions for confinements.