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Romford 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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(iv) Inspection of Nursing Homes, etc.
In the month of January 20 Parkland Avenue was registered
by the Essex County Council, under Section 187 of the Public
Health Act, 1936, as a Nursing Home; permission being given for
this Home to receive 1 Maternity Case. A routine inspection was
carried out in the first quarter of the year, but later this Home
temporarily discontinued accepting cases. The other 2 Registered
Nursing Homes were visited quarterly.
Routine investigations were also made when notices were given
by the Midwives in the district that they had been attending patients
who had developed temperatures, indicating puerperal pyrexia, or
where babies had shown eye discharge.
(v) Adoption of Children (Regulation) Act, 1939.
At the request of the various Adoption Societies many enquiries
were made by the staff of the Department as to the suitability of
persons desiring to adopt children, and, on being informed that such
children had been received, further inspections were carried out,
and the Adoption Societies notified accordingly.
The following statistics are given, as requested by Circular 2790 of the Ministry of Health:—
| (a) No. of persons who gave notice under Section 7 (3) during the year | 0 |
| (b) Total No. of children "adopted" under the Section during the year | 0 |
| (c) No. of such children:— | |
| (i) Under supervision at the end of the year | 0 |
| (ii) Who died during the year | 0 |
| (iii) On whom inquests were held during the year | 0 |
| (d) Particulars of any proceedings taken during the year | _ |
(vii) The Care of Illegitimate Children.
In last year's report I stated that a preliminary conference had
been held between the County Council and separate Welfare
Authorities, in order if possible, to formulate a joint scheme for the
Care of Illegitimate Children. In November of this year we were
informed by the County Council that, owing to the fact that all
Autonomous Authorities did not wish to participate in such a joint
scheme, the County were drafting a scheme of their own, which,
however, could be adapted to include within its scope any of the
Autonomous Authorities within the County. At the end of the year,
we were awating a copy of this draft scheme.