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CHILD LIFE PROTECTION.
The work of supervision of fostermothers, carried out by the
Health Visitors who have all been appointed. Child Protection
Visitors, is summarized in the following table:—
Number of children on the register at the beginning of
the year 110
(Number of fostermothers having care of the
above children, 95).
Number of children registered during the year 101
Number of children removed from register during year:
Removed to care of parent or relative 56
Removed to another fostermother 20
Removed for adoption through a Society. 6
Removed to a Children's Home or School 12
Legally adopted by fostermother 3
Died —
Fostermother left district 5
Attained nine years of age 5
Removed from care of fostermother at request of
Medical Officer of Health 3
110
Number of children on register at end of year 101
(Number of fostermothers having care of the
above children, 88).
Number of visits made by Health Visitors 705
MIDWIFERY SERVICE.
At the end of the year eleven midwives were employed by the
Council in connection with the midwifery service established in
accordance with the Midwives Act 1936. A scheme was drawn
up whereby municipal midwives could assist at the Perivale
Maternity Hospital or whereby the staff at the Hospital could
assist the municipal midwives in any emergency. On the outbreak
of hostilities arrangements were made in accordance with this
scheme for members of the staff at the Hospital to assist the
municipal midwives and for a few weeks a number of the Hospital
staff took up temporary residence with the municipal midwives.