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of baby farming. The standard of child care since the inception
and development of the Maternity and Child Welfare services has
been raised far above this level. Under the 1908 Act, application
can be made for removal of a child kept by any person who,
by reason of negligence, ignorance, inebriety, immorality, etc., is
unfit to have care of it. There are foster mothers who are unsatisfactory
for reasons which might not be included under such
a degree of negligence as would be required to be proved to the
Court.
Maternity Homes.
There are no Nursing or Maternity Homes in the district.
Assisted Milk Scheme.
The expenditure incurred by the Council under the assisted
milk scheme for the year was £1,276.
£
(a) For ordinary milk 1,025
(b) For dried milk 251
Education.
2,000 copies of "Better Health" are distributed monthly
from the various Infant Welfare Centres, School Clinics and
Libraries. In addition, a number of educational pamphlets are
handed out individually from the Infant Welfare Centres. The
Medical Officer of Health has given a number of lectures and talks
during the year to various guilds and leagues.