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Ealing 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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a very bad dental condition, owing to dental treatment not having
been received in the districts from which they have come. The
great majority of these have been children of parents who oppose
dental treatment because of fear and prejudice.
" The treatment carried out was mostly for the elimination
of sepsis by extraction, 1,078 teeth being removed for this purpose
Fillings were inserted in 395 teeth, slightly more than last year.
For this work 334 children paid 752 visits to the Centres. Advice
was given to parents during these visits on the right foods to give
to the children to ensure their having a stronger second dentition."
INFANT LIFE PROTECTION.
The supervision of fostermothers is carried out by the Health Visitors in accordance with the Children and Young Persons Acts, 1908 to 1932. Information regarding foster-children registered in the Borough is contained in the following table :
| Number of children on the register at the beginning of the year (Number of foster-mothers having care of the above children, 79). | 103 | |
| Number of children registered during the year | 119 | |
| Number of children removed from register during year : Removed to care of parent or relative | 57 | |
| Removed to another foster-mother | 19 | |
| Removed for adoption through a Society | 6 | |
| Removed to a Children's Home or School | 13 | |
| Legally adopted by foster-mother | 2 | |
| Died (Inquests held, None) | 4 | |
| Foster-mother left district | 6 | |
| Attained nine years of age | 3 | |
| Placed in care of Public Assistance Authority, parent having disappeared | 3 | |
| Removed from care of foster-mother at request of Medical Officer of Health | 9 | |
| Removed by Justice's Order under Section 67 | 1 | |
| — | 123 | |
| Number of children on register at end of year (Number of foster-mothers having care of the above children, 78). | 99 | |
| Number of visits made by Health Visitors | 835 |