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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| 0—4 | 5—8 | 9—12 | Over 12 | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Improved | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 8 | — | — | 30 | 32 |
| Much Improved | 12 | 11 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 49 | 31 |
| No change | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 |
| Discharged at parent's request | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 8 | 6 |
| Total | 31 | 26 | 47 | 31 | 11 | 16 | 1 | - | 90 | 73 |
PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1936. PART VII.
This part of the Act deals with Foster Mothers and Foster
Children.
The Tables below give figures for 1938:—
T able XXIV. FOSTER CHILDREN.
| No. as at Dec. 31st 1937 | Notice of Reception of Children during the year | Notice of removal to— | Children Adopted | Died | Children reaching age of 9 | No. as at Dec. 31st 1938 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | Another area with Foster Parent | Another Foster Mother | Public Institution | ||||||
| 324 | 288 | 144 | 17 | 68 | 42 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 303 |
The number of foster-children showed a decrease of 21 during
the year.
T able XXV. FOSTER MOTHERS.
| No. as at December 31st 1937 | Applications for Registration during the year. | Removals during the year | Registratior cancelled for other reasons | No. as at December 31st 1938 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| With Child | Without child | ||||
| 179 | 53 | 6 | — | 76 | 150 |
The number of foster-mothers decreased by 29 during the year.