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Foster Children.
Coming under observation—
Number of Foster Children at 31st December, 1932 169
„ „ ,, returned to Register 1st January, 1933, owing
to the extension of the age of Foster Children from 7 to 9 years by the
Children and Young Persons Act, 1932 23
Number of Foster Children received during 1933 345
Number entered Willesden with their Foster Mothers 6
Total 543‡
Removed from observation—
Number given up 326
„ reached the age of 9 years 9
,, died 2
„ legally adopted 1
,, ceased to be taken for gain or taken over by Public Assistance
Committee 1
„ left Willesden with their Foster Mothers 14
Total 353
Remaining under observation—
Number of Foster Children at 31st December, 1933—
(a) Under 5 years of age 134
(b) Between 5 and 9 years of age 56
Total 190
† Of these 39 cases 12 were re-issued in respect of new premises and 24 were re-issued owing to the
extension of the age of Foster Children by the Children and Young Persons Act, 1932.
‡ The actual number of new individual Foster Children who came under observation was 310. This
includes the 23 children returned to the Register 1st January, 1933, owing to the extension of the age of Foster
Children.

* In 47 cases the parents or guardians were living in Willesden at the time the child entered the care of the
Foster Mother.
In 89 of these cases the parents or guardians were not living in Willesden at the time the child entered the care
of the Foster Mother.