Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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INFANT LIFE PROTECTION.
The supervision of fostermothers is carried out by the Health Visitors who have all been appointed Infant Life Protection Visitors. 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 fostermothers having care of the above children, 92). | 121 | |
Number of children registered during the year | 122 | |
Number of children removed from register during year: | ||
Removed to care of parent or relative | 68 | |
Removed to another fostermother | 16 | |
Removed for adoption through a Society | 9 | |
Removed to a Children's Home or School | 24 | |
Legally adopted by fostermother | 2 | |
Died (Inquest held : None) | 1 | |
Fostermother left district | 6 | |
Attained nine years of age | 4 | |
Removed from care of fostermother at request of Medical Officer of Health | 7 | |
— | 137 | |
Number of children on register at end of year (Number of fostermothers having care of the above children, 86). | 106 | |
Number of visits made by Health Visitors | 784 |
In seven cases it was found necessary to request that a child
be removed from a person who had undertaken its care, in six
cases because the proposed fostermother or her housing conditions
were considered unsuitable and in the seventh case because the
fostermother had received a child in excess of the number for
which she was approved. In each case the child was removed
without any legal action being necessary.
MIDWIFERY SERVICE.
The Midwifery Service established by the Council in accordance
with the provisions of the Midwives Act, 1936, came into operation
on the 1st May, 1937. By the end of the year, therefore, the Service
had been in operation for a period of eight months.