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Leyton 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Children and Young Persons Acts, 1908-1932. Infant
Life Protection.
On 1st January, 1933, 49 foster mothers and 52 children
were subject to inspection in the area. At the end of the year
56 foster mothers and 60 children were subject to systematic
inspection by this Council's Visitors. During the year under review
the Council granted permission to 4 foster mothers to undertake
the care and maintenance of more than one child.
The Council's Infant Life Protection Visitors paid 322 visits of inspection during the year ended 31st December, 1933.
Summary, Year 1933.
| Number of nurse children on Register 1st January, 1933 | 52 | |||
| Number of nurse children notified by foster mothers during the year 1933 | 59 | |||
| Nurse children removed during 1933 :— To parent or parents | 21 | |||
| To another foster mother | 18 | |||
| With foster mother to another area | 2 | |||
| To relatives | 2 | |||
| Adopted by foster mother | — | |||
| To National Children's Home | 2 | |||
| To other institutions | 5 | |||
| Attained 9 years of age | — | |||
| Died | 1 | |||
| Number of nurse children on Register on 31st December, 1933 | 60 | |||
The Children and Young Persons Act, 1932, which came into
operation on 1st January, 1933, amends and strengthens the law
as to infant protection laid down in the Children Act of 1908. The
Ministry of Health has issued to Maternity and Child Welfare
Authorities two Memoranda (165 and 165a, M.C.W.), one summarising
the provisions of the new Act and the other setting out the law
on the subject—for which reference has to be made both to the
Act of 1908 and that of 1932—for the guidance of infant protection
visitors. Notification must now be made of the reception for reward
of children under the age of 9, instead of, as formerly, under the
age of 7; and the notification has to be made, save in the case of a
child received in an emergency, before instead of after its reception.
It is also provided that notification of the death or transfer of the
child must be made, not only to the Local Authority, but to the
person from whom the child was received. Notification of death
has also to be made to the Coroner. The power of the Authority