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medical officers at the various Infant Welfare Clinics. I am indebted
to Miss E. Hall, the Convalescence Secretary, for the data
given.
Children sent away with their mothers to
Cottages or Homes 58
Children sent away alone to Convalescent
Homes 22
A grant of £300 was made by the Council to the Association
for this work in 1930. This has been increased to £350 for 1931.
I am indebted to Mrs. W. Horn for the following particulars of the
cost entailed by the Association. The year is the financial year.
Children under 5 sent to Homes. Total No. of weeks. Cost. Cost of other forms of convalescence.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
1928—1929 18 86 107 10 0 261 10 7
1929—1930 15 68 80 0 0 99 12 6
1930 (to end of Nov.) 17 77 87 19 0 216 13 9
Croydon Rescue and Preventive Association.
This Association has a home at 34, Morland Road. As the
Council now make a yearly financial grant towards its conduction,
it is open to periodical inspection by the Council's officers. Prospective
mothers from this home attend the Municipal Ante-natal
Clinic at Lodge Road.
I am indebted to the late Mrs. C. T. Neve for the subjoined
particulars. Number of beds in home, 14. Six beds are reserved
for mothers and babies and 4 are reserved for expectant mothers.
Total number of cases admitted in 1930, 118.
(a) Expectant mothers 17
(b) Mothers and babies 14
Children Act, 1908—Part I.
As from April 1st, 1930, the date of coming into operation of
the Local Government Act, this Act has been administered by the
Health Department. The work has been delegated to the Health
Visitors who are made responsible to the M.O.H. for all foster
children and foster mothers in their respective districts. As many
of the children were known to the Health Visitors before April,
and have been in the habit of attending the Centres, the amalgamation
of these duties with the routine child welfare work has resulted
in simplification of supervision.
The tables below give figures for 1930, as from April 1st.