This is Your Child

Originally published in 1961, when the NSPCC played a very real and important part in the Welfare State. This is Your Child, written by the Director of the Society, and a Justice of the Peace, sketches the history of the Society and gives a moving account of the work it does in relieving neglect and cruelty to children, and in helping parents driven to their wits' end by domestic problems. It shows the way in which an Inspector approaches the many different problems which he encounters in his day's work. It deals also with the Society's extreme sanction of prosecution, which is used only in about two per cent of the cases which come to its attention. The many pictures show dramatically the conditions the Society relieves, and the almost miraculous changes in maltreated children who come under its notice. In existence for over 100 years and still striving to make a difference, the NSPCC believes 'every child is worth fighting for'.

Anne Allen was, at the time of original publication, a Justice of the Peace. Arthur Morton was, at the time of original publication, the Director of the NSPCC.

Preface. 1. Court Scene 2. Benjamin Waugh and the Founding of the Society 3. The Intermediate Years 4. Neglect 5. More Neglect 6. Physical Cruelty 7. Mental Cruelty 8. Coming For Advice 9. The Ways Inspectors Work 10. Legal Policy. A ppendices: I. Organization and Finance II: Women Visitors III. The League of Pity IV. The 1908 and 1933 Acts V. Northern Ireland VI. Refusal of Parents to Consent to Medical Treatment in Cases of Emergency. Index.