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Number of foster-children transferred by Brentford Board of
Guardians and entered in Register as from 1st April, 1930 46
(Actual number of foster-mothers having care
of the above children, 36)
Number of foster-children registered during the nine months 75
Number of foster-children removed from the Register during
the nine months:—
Removed by parents from care of the foster mother 29
Removed for adoption through a Society 5
Removed to Hospital 3
Removed from care of foster mother on
recommendation of Medical Officer 1
Removed from Register on account of child attaining
seven years of age 3
Removed from Register as child legally adopted by
foster-mother 1
Foster mother left district 2
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Number of foster-children on register at end of year 77
(Actual number of foster-mothers having care
of the above children, 62)
Number of visits made by Infant Protection Visitors 343
When visiting the homes of the foster-mothers the Health
Visitors give advice regarding the care and nursing of the children
and also request that they should be brought to the Health Centre
to be seen there by the doctor.
In one case it was considered desirable to request the father
of the foster-child to remove the child from the care of the fostermother,
who was deemed unsuitable to continue to have charge of
the child as she had been bound over at the Police Court for stealing.
A case in which a foster-mother had failed to register was
notified by the Coroner's Officer, the child having been accidentally
scalded to death. The case was reported to the Maternity and
Child Welfare Committee with the result that the foster-mother
was warned that if she failed to register in any other case in the
future she would be prosecuted.