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INFANT LIFE PROTECTION (CHILDREN ACTS).
The visiting of children placed in the care of foster-mothers
is carried out by the Health Visitors, who have been designated
Infant Protection Visitors.
The following table gives information regarding foster-children
registered in the Borough during 1932 :—
Number of children on register at beginning of year 100
(Number of fostermothers having care of the above
children—68).
Number of children registered during the year 101
Number of children removed from the Register during
the year :—
Removed by parents from care of the fostermother 62
Removed for adoption through a Society 7
Removed to Hospital 3
Child attained seven years of age 4
Child legally adopted by foster mother 2
Child died 3
(Inquests held—1)
Child removed to care of Public Assistance
Committee, as parent had disappeared 1
Foster mother left district, taking child with her 14
Child's parent came to reside with foster mother 2
Child removed from care of foster mother at request
of Medical Officer of Health 7
— 105
Number of children on register at end of year 96
(Number of fostermothers having care of these
children—70).
Number of visits made by Infant Protection Visitors 588
Three deaths of fosterchildren were reported during the
year. In two cases a doctor was in attendance and certified the
cause of death, but in the third case a doctor had not been called in
and an inquest was held. A verdict of " Death from Natural
Causes " was recorded and the Coroner censured the fostermother
for not taking heed of the advice given by the Health Visitor. This
fostermother, who had only been in residence in the district for a