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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
Carshalton 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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CHILD LIFE PROTECTION.
The Health Visitors act as inspectors under the Child Life Protection provisions of the Public Health Act 1936. The following details indicate the extent of their activities during the year:—
| Number of registered foster homes with children at the year end | 19 |
| Number of new homes registered during the year | 14 |
| Number of foster homes removed from the register during the year | 13 |
| Total number of foster homes supervised | 29 |
| Number of children admitted to the register during the year | 34 |
| Number of children removed from the register during the year | 34 |
| Total number of children on the register at year end | 25 |
| Total number of children on the register during the year | 44 |
| Number of children who died during the year | — |
| Number of inquests held | — |
| Number of visits made to foster homes | 218 |
| Legal proceedings | — |
Adoption of Children (Regulation) Act, 1939.
This Act, which came into operation in 194, imposed upon the
Welfare Authority the duty of visiting and examining children under
9 years of age in the care of adopters and the premises in which
the children are being kept during the period before an Adoption
Order is made by the Court. For this purpose the Health Visitors,
by virtue of their appointment as Child Life Protection Visitors under
Section 209 of the Public Health Act, act as visitors and supervisors.
Powers similar to those in respect of foster children are provided by
the Act. The following epitomises the information contained in the
"Adoption Act" Register:—
(a) Number of persons who gave notice under Section 7
(3) during the year 4
(b) Total number of children in respect of whom notice
was given under Section 7 (3) during the year 4
(c) Number of children notified under Section 7 (3):—
(i) under supervision at the end of the year 3
(ii) who died during the year Nil
(iii) on whom inquests were held during
the year Nil
(d) Particulars of any proceedings taken during the year Nil
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