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Southall 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]

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Table IX
(1) Number of foster parents on register—
(a) At the beginning of the year
20
(b) At the end of the year
14
(2) Number of foster parents receiving foster children—
(a) At the beginning of the year
20
(b) At the end of the year
12
(3) Number of children on the register—
(a) At the beginning of the year
16
(b) At the end of the year
15
(4) Number of children received by foster parents during the year
15
(5) Number of foster children—
(a) Reached the age of 9 during the year
2
(b) Removed during the year to different foster parents or
to children's societies
3
(c) Adopted
3
(d) Returned to parents
13
(e) Removed at request of the Medical Officer of Health
0
(f) Evacuated with foster mother
1
(g) Died during the year
0
{h) On whom inquests were held
0
(6) Total number of visits made during the year
139
(7) Number of cases in which court proceedings were taken
0
All foster children, as soon as reasonably possible after arrival, are subjected to a
medical examination by the Medical Officer of Health, or by the Medical Officers at the
Infant Welfare Centres.
Adoption of Children (Regulation) Act, 1939
(a) Number of persons who gave notice under Sec. 7 (3) during
the year
(b) Total number of children in respect of whom notice was given
under Sec. 7 (3) during the year 5
(c) (1) Number of children under supervision at end of year 15
(2) Number who died 0
(3) Number on whom inquests held 0
(d) Proceedings taken during year 0
Table X
Ante-Natal Clinic Attendances
First visits
Re-visits
Average number
of re-visits
per patient
Total number
of births in the
District
(Live & Still)
Percentage of
new cases to
total births
(Live & Still)
1940
433
2036
5.70
732
59.16
1941
549
2358
4.33
713
76.30
1942
642
2912
4.55
826
77.71
1943
674
3148
4.67
830
81.21
1944
710
3184
4.48
935
76.74
1945
719
2815
3.91
832
86.42
1946
940
3921
4.16
1117
83.43
1947
819
3885
5.79
1130
71.80
Of the 4,704 total attendances, 2,898 occurred at the Manor House Centre and 1,806
at the Branch Centre.
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