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CHILD LIFE PROTECTION.
Administration of Sections 206/220 of the Public Health Act, 1936.
The Act provides that all children under 9 years (foster children)
kept for reward apart from their parents or having no parents, must be
notified to the Welfare Authority who must appoint one or more Child
Protection Visitors (usually Health Visitors) who must satisfy themselves
as to the health and well-being of the children. Foster mothers are
encouraged to bring their charges to the Welfare Centres and in the main
show willingness to co-operate with Local Authority in this matter.
Number of Home Visits paid to Foster Mothers 185
Number of Foster Mothers registered 47
Number of Foster Children 56
Deaths among Foster Children Nil
Prosecutions Nil
SPECIAL CLINICS—CHILDREN UNDER 5.
Clinic.
Number of
Consultations.
Treatments.
Minor Ailments
304
738
Dental
161
202
Orthopaedic
128
622
Ophthalmic
60
55
Ear, Nose and Throat
89
368
Artificial Sunlight
—
53
Schick Tests.
Immunized.
Immunisation
232
316
Total
974
2,354