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East Ham 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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Maternity and Child Welfare Department, and help in arranging
Convalescent Home Treatment for delicate children.
Nineteen cases were referred to the I.C.A.A. and received
treatment.
Children Acts, 1908-1932.
Administration of Part I of the Children Act, 1908, as
amended by Part V of the Children and Young Persons Act, 1932.
(a) Number of persons on the Register who were receiving children for
reward at the end of the year, 27.
(b) Number of children on the Register:
(i) at the end of the year, 33.
(ii) who died during the year,—
(iii) on whom inquests were held during the year,—
(c) Number of Infant Protection I isitors at the end of the year who
were:
(i) Health Visitors, 7.
(ii) Female, other than Health Visitors,—
(iii) Male,—
(d) Number of persons (in addition to or in lieu of Visitors under (c)
above) or societies authorised to visit under the proviso to Section
2(2) of the Act of 1908,—
(e) Proceedings taken during the year:
No. of Cases
Act and Section under which
proceedings were taken.
Nil.
(f) Number of cases in which the local authority has given a sanction
during the year:
(l) under (a) of Section 3 of the Act of 1908
(ii) under (b) of Section 3 of the Act of 1908
(iii) under (c) of Section 3 of the Act of 1908}Nil.
(g) Number of orders obtained during the year under Section 67 of the
Act of 1932:
(i) from a court of summary jurisdiction
(ii) from a single justice}Nil.
Home Helps.
During 1936, 22 suitable applicants were registered as Home
Helps, and 25 applications were received for the services of Home
Helps.