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Central Office of Information,
Tonbridge Day Nursery Parents' Association,
Reading Education Authority Nursery Training Centre,
Hampstead Day Nursery Parents' Association,
Hertford County Council Nursery Staff,
Nursery School Association Child Care Reserve Students,
Central Council for Health Education—Cambridge Health
Week,
Northern Polytechnic Nursery Nurse Students,
Battersea Polytechnic Nursery Nurse Students,
Women's Sections of local political parties.
and is also shown at meetings of parents at the Council's day
nurseries.
Convalescent Home Treatments—The Council made grants
totalling £75 4s. Id. towards the cost of the convalescence of 11
children under the age of five years.
Child Life Protection.—At the commencement of the year there
were 19 registered foster-mothers in the Borough who had in their
care 20 children. At the end of the year there were 28 fostermothers
having the care of 28 children.
There were two instances in 1946 of failure to give notice to
the Council of intention to take charge of a child for reward. In
each case a caution was issued.
No deaths of foster-children were reported.
Care of Illegitimate Children.—Under the Council's scheme
for the care of illegitimate children the Child Protection Visitor
undertakes the home visiting of unmarried expectant mothers and
pays the first visits after the birth of all illegitimate children.
Where an illegitimate child is to be brought up as a member of its
mother's family and no special help is required under the scheme,
the subsequent visiting is undertaken by the District Health
Visitor. In all "problem" cases, that is, those cases where the
mothers wish to place their children with foster-parents, with
daily minders or in a day nursery, or where help is required with
regard to adoption or affiliation orders or in obtaining work with or
without their children, the Child Protection Visitor continues
visiting and works in close liaison with the Moral Welfare Worker
of the Hackney and Stoke Newington Welfare Association attached
to the London Diocesan Council for Moral Welfare Work.