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Proceedings were taken against one woman for failure to
notify the Local Authority that she had foster children in her care.
This woman was well known to the Council as an unsatisfactory
foster mother who had previously discontinued acting in that
capacity on being informed that steps were being taken to remove
her from the register. Owing to the failure to prove that she
was receiving anything for the care of the child, the case was lost.
This appears to be a serious defect in the law, as by collusion
between the parents and the persons caring for the children, it would
be difficult to prove that any child was received for reward. A
preferable arrangement would be to act on the assumption that any
child in the care of those not his parents should be presumed to
be looked after for reward until the contrary is proved to the
satisfaction of the Authority.
Maternity Homes.
There are no Nursing or Maternity Homes in the district.