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Application for the admission of cases to be made by the
Medical Officer of Health of the Borough, who will arrange
for the conveyance of patients to and from the Hospital.
The charge is to be at the rate of 10s. per patient per
day.
ORTHOPÆDIC TREATMENT.
The scheme for the Orthopaedic Treatment of children
under school age at the Kingston, Surbiton and District Red
Cross Curative Post, Norbiton, worked satisfactorily, and
during the year 7 infants received out-patient treatment,
making 255 attendances.
The cost of out-patient treatment was £25 10s., and
the contributions paid by parents towards this expenditure
amounted to £3 8s. 6d.
CHILDREN ACT, 1908.
On April 1st the administration of Part I of the Children
Act, 1908, was transferred to the Corporation under the
Local Government Act, 1929.
The duties imposed by the Children Act were entrusted
to the Maternity and Child Welfare Sub-Committee of the
Public Health Committee.
No additional staff was engaged to carry out this extra
work.
The Medical Officer of Health was appointed as the
Officer of the Corporation to whom all notices shall be sent
under the said Act, the Health Visitors were designated
Infant Life Protection Visitors, and the Town Clerk was
authorised to take all necessary steps to advertise from time
to time the provisions of the Act.
The general procedure adopted is as follows:—
Application for registration as a foster mother is made
on a specified form to the Medical Officer of Health. The
circumstances are investigated, and a recommendation is
submitted to the Maternity and Child Welfare Sub-Committee.
If the registration be approved, the foster mother
is served in person with a notice specifying the number of
infants in respect of whom she is registered.