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Croydon 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Wilford Road, Lighthouse Mission Creche.
The Council give an annual grant of £100 towards the cost of
this Creche. A total of 6,506 attendances was recorded.
CHILDREN ACT, 1908—PART I.
Since April 1st, 1930, this Act has been administered by the
Health Department. The work has been delegated to the Health.
Visitors who are made responsible to the Medical Officer of Health
for all foster children and foster mothers in their respective districts.
The tables below give figures for 1932.
T able XCVII. FOSTER CHILDREN
| No. as at Dec, 31st, 1931 | Notice of Reception of Children during the year | Notice of Removal to— | Children Adopted | Died | Children retching age of 7 | No. as at December 3lst, 1032 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | Another area with Foster Parent | Another Foster Mother | Public Institution | ||||||
| 205 | 215 | 79 | 3 | 33 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 244 |
Table XCVII I. FOSTER MOTHERS.
| No. as at Dec. 31st, 1931 | Applications for Registration during the year | Removals during the year | Registration cancelled for other reasons | No. as at December 31 st, 1932 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| With Child | Without Child | ||||
| 207 | 61 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 258 |
Blind Persons Act, 1920.
Under Section 102 (1) of the Local Government Act, 1929,
the Minister of Health was required to make a scheme providing
for payments of contributions of such amounts as might be specified
in the scheme to any voluntary association which provided services
for the welfare of the blind, by the Councils of Counties and County
Boroughs in which are resident blind persons for whose benefit the
services are provided.
The scheme, which came into force on April 1st, 1930. has
continued during 1931: the sums paid by the Council are based on