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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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PUBLIC HEATH ACT, 1936. PART VII.
This part of the Act deals with Foster Mothers
and Foster Children.
The Tables below give figures for 1939:-
FOSTER CHILDREN
| No.as at Dec, 31st 1938 | 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 1939. , | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | Another area with Foster Parent | another Foster other | public Institution | ||||||
| 303 | 215 | 155 | 38 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 198 | |
The number of foster-children showed a decrease of 105 during the year.
FOSTER MOTHERS
| Ho. as at December 31st, 1938 | Applications for Authorisation during the year | Removals during the year | Authorisation cancelled for other reasons. | No. as at December 31st,1939. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| With Child | Without Child | ||||
| 150 | 39 | 22 | - | 48 | 119 |
The number of foster-mothers decreased by 31
during the year. The Health visitors paid 2132 visits to fostermothers
for the purpose of supervision.
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