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101
Foster-Mothers .
Number of foster-mothers on records on 1st
January, 1925 22
Number of persons who became foster-mothers during
1925 23
Number of persons whose names were taken off
records during 1925 10
Number of foster-mothers on records on the 31st
December, 1925 35
Houses Visited by Sanitary Inspectors.
Number of houses visited by the Sanitary Inspectors
for the purpose of the Act during the year 1925 26
Number of visits made by the Sanitary Inspectors
for the purpose of the Act during the year 1925 87
Number of notices served by the Sanitary Inspectors
for the purpose of the Act during the year 1925 7
Work of Health Visitors.
The Ilford area is divided into seven districts, one nurse
carrying out all the home visits both for Maternity and Child
Welfare work and School Medical Service in each area.
The following is a summary of the visits paid by the Health
Visitors during 1925 as far as the Maternity and Child Welfare
work is concerned:—
First visits to newly-born infants 1,576
Subsequent visits to children under 1 year of age 4,182
Subsequent visits to children over 1 year of age and
under 5 10,384
Visits to expectant mothers 324
Home visits for other reasons 556
Total visits paid 17,022
Supervision of Midwives.
There are nine certified midwives resident and practising in
the district (apart from those at the Maternity Home).
Unfortunately under the Midwives' Act, 1918, Section
permission is withheld for delegation to a District Council of the
powers of the County Council as supervising Authority. There
is no doubt that such work can be carried out as efficiently and
economically by the local Public Health Department, and it is
difficult to understand the reason for this section of the Act.