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HOME HELPS.
The Hornsey Home Helps Society was started in 1930 by
members of the Voluntary Committees of the Centres. The splendid
work done for thirteen years has been recognised by the Council, which
in 1943 approved a more adequate financial provision and appointed
Mrs. Inward. Hon. Secretary of the Society, to be Superintendent of
Home Helps.
CHILD LIFE PROTECTION.
PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1936 (Secs. 206—220).
Regular visits are paid by the Health Visitors to the homes of
foster-mothers in their respective areas, and foster-mothers are
encouraged to bring the children to the centres for periodical medical
examination.
The number of requests for foster-mothers is much in excess of
the number available and requests are often received from Societies
and Authorities outside the Borough.
A register of foster-mothers and foster-children is kept by the
Medical Officer of Health and at each Centre. The following is a
summary of the Register:—
Centre—
No. 1 No, 2 No. 3 No. 4 Total
No. of foster-mothers on the register:
At the beginning of 1943 15 7 7 1 30
„ „ end 14 5 3 3 25
No. of foster-children on the register:
At the beginning of 1943 32 16 14 1 63
,, ,, end ,, ,, 27 16 4 6 53
Hied during the year - - - -1
On whom inquests were held during
the year - - - - 0
. Visits to foster-children:
1st Visits 7 9 8 5 29
Total Visits 118 77 53 30 278
No proceedings were taken during the year.