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The Acts prohibit the publication of advertisements that a
person or society will undertake the nursing and maintenance of an
infant under the age of nine years unless the name and address of
that person or society are truly stated in the advertisement.
An Infant Life Protection Visitor formerly employed by the
London County Council was transferred to the staff of the Borough
Council, and the Council also authorised the Medical Officer of
Health, two Sanitary Inspectors and two Health Visitors to carry
out the work of inspection and to act as visitors under the Acts.
Advertisements in the local newspapers for or by foster-mothers
are followed up and there is co-operation between the Council's
Infant Life Protection Visitor and the National Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children, philanthropic societies, and other
associations and persons concerned with the welfare of fosterchildren.
The transfer of this function from the County Council to the
Borough Council has resulted in even closer co-operation between
the Infant Life Protection Visitor and the Health Visitors, for these
officers are now in daily contact. Indeed, the Infant Life Protection
Visitor, who is a qualified Health Visitor, acts as a relief Health
Visitor and assists at infant consudtations at the infant welfare
centres.
At the end of 1933 there were 96 persons on the Register having
the care of 115 children for reward.
One prosecution was taken during the period 1st April to
31st December, 1933, against a person who, having been previously
warned, committed an offence by taking a child in excess of the
number fixed by the Council and also of taking the extra child without
proper notice having been given. A fine of £1 with £1 1s. costs
was imposed.
Nine persons were cautioned for failing to give notice under
the Acts of the reception of infants for reward.