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of a child and not after as is at present the case. The
following statistics will give some indication of the work
during 1931: —
No. of foster-parents on the Register at
31st December, 1931 44
No. of children on the Register at 31st
December, 1931 48
No. of supervising visits paid by the
health visitors 135
Except in 10 cases, all remedied by warning letter,
the requirements of the Children's Act were carried out,
but not infrequently has one met with the difficult fosterparent
who can see no reason in our limiting the number
of boarded-out children to two to any one foster-mother.
Prior to this restriction one frequently met with the
foster-parent whose main source of income was the payment
received for the care of four or five foster-children.
IV.—SUMMARY OF GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH
SERVICES IN THE AREA.
Legislation in Force.
Adoptive Acts:
The Infectious Disease (Prevention) Act 1890
The Public Health Acts Amendment Act,
(Parts II., III. and V.) 1890
Public Health Acts (Amendment) Act,
(Parts II., III., IV., V. and VI.,
and Sections 81, 84 , 85 , 86 and 95) 1907
Public Health Act (Parts II., III., IV.
and V.) 1925
The Notification of Births Act 1907
The Local Government and Other
Officers' Superannuation Act, 1922 1927
Bye-Laics:
Common Lodging Houses 1897
Nuisances (Bve-law 13 repealed
13/2/1912) 1897
Cleansing of Earth Closets, Privies, Ashpits
and Cesspools 1898