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(4) London County Council—Children's Department
(Name)
Area Children's Officer, Area No.
(Address and telephone number)
Child Welfare Officer—Deals with applications for children to be received into
official care, including the work of visiting the homes and persuading the relatives
or friends to look after the children rather than remove them from their home
background. Also deals with the rehabilitation of homes so that children already
in care can return home at the earhest possible moment. Supervises children who
have been placed in private households for adoption. Duties include the finding of
foster-homes and supervision of children in them, and the finding of lodgings,
hostels and work for older children in the Council's care and the supervision of
them. Also supervises approved-school children who have been allowed to live in
their own homes, under licence.
(Note :—Some of these officers are engaged for special duties in connection with
Juvenile Court work, which sometimes include the making of ' home
surroundings' reports.)
(5) London County Council—Housing Management Department
Certain officers of this department deal with applications for rehousing on
Council estates, and in cases in which there are exceptional medical features
reference is made by the department to the Medical Officer of Health (the appropriate
Divisional Medical Officer).
At each of the district offices, there are housing welfare officers whose duties
include dealing with special housing cases and with social or domestic problems
of the Council's tenants.
The housing district offices for this division are :—
(District, area covered, addresses and telephone numbers)
(6) Metropolitan Borough Councils
(Addresses and telephone numbers of Borough public health and housing departments)
The Metropolitan Borough Councils are responsible for general public health,
including sanitary functions, the prevention of the spread of infectious diseases and
are also housing authorities.
(7) The Metropolitan Police
Police Constable—May visit the home for a variety of reasons and is likely to become
aware of distress, cruelty and the exposure of children to moral and physical dangers.
(District, address and telephone number)
(8) The Juvenile Courts and Magistrates Courts
Probation Officer—Is appointed by the Probation Committee and the Justices of the
Peace and carries out duties in connection with the Juvenile Courts or Magistrates
Courts, bringing him/her into close touch with the home.
(Address and telephone number)
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