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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 12
Number of new homes registered during the year 12
Number of foster homes removed from the register
during the year 11
Total number of foster homes supervised 24
Number of the children admitted to the register during
the year 12
Number of children removed from the register during
the year 11
Total number of children on the register at year end 15
Total number of children on the register during the
year 23
Number of children who died during the year —
Number of inquests held —
Number of visits made to foster homes 110
Legal proceedings
Adoption of Children (Regulation) Act, 1939.
This Act, which came into operation in 1943, 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 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 15
(b) Total number of children in respect of whom notice
was given under Section 7 (3) during the year 15
(c) Number of children notified under Section 7 (3):—
(i) under supervision at the end of the year 8
(ii) who died during the year —
(iii) on whom inquests were held during the
year —
(d) Particulars of any proceedings taken during the year
DAY NURSERIES.
The Carshalton Day Nursery in Camden Road is administered by a
voluntary committee assisted by a substantial grant from the Council.
It provides day-time care for a maximum of 27 children, 6 under 2 years
and 21 over two. The attendances totalled 6,144, which gives an
average of 20 for the 306 days the nursery was open. All the 27
mothers were in employment, 20 in a full time capacity and 7 parttime.
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