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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
East Ham 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Table 17.—CHILD LIFE PROTECTION. (Sections 206 to 220 of the Public Health Act, 1936).
| Individual Foster Mothers | Homes, Institutions, etc. | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exempted under Section 219 (i) b, of the Public Health Act, 1936 | Exempted from visiting under Section 219(3) of the Public Health Act, 1936 | Not Exempted | ||||||
| Voluntary | Private and Others | Voluntary | Private and Others | Voluntary | Private and Others | |||
| (a) Receiving children under nine for reward apart from their parents at the end of the year | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 |
| (b) Number of children under nine | _ | |||||||
| (i) received during the year | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| (ii) at end of year | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 |
| (iii) who died during the year | 1* | — | — | – | – | – | — | 1 |
| (iv) on whom inquests were held during the year | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
* Coroner certified death due to natural causes.