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and Child Welfare arrangements and 43 in the domestic category.
If the allocation were expressed in hours of working
time, it would present a very different picture, the Maternity
the Child Welfare cases are generally for short periods during
confinement or temporary illness, while the domestic are
generally long term commitments in such cases as old age and
infirmity. Recruitment of additional part time workers is still
difficult and the success of such a scheme depends on almost
day to day disposition of forces available. This can be done by
an organiser responsible for the detailed supervision and
administration.

The Care of Illegitimate Children. It may be useful
briefly to review our arrangements for the care of illegitimate
babies and the Mothers of these babies in our area.
Before the war the Wimbledon, Merton and Morden Moral
Welfare Association had a home in Wimbledon, the Jane Witts
Home, at 56, Gap Road, Wimbledon. This home provided AnteNatal,
Maternity and Hostel accommodation for unmarried
Mothers and their babies.
The field work for our area as well as for Wimbledon was
done by an outworker of the Association.
In the autumn of 1940, the home was bombed and had to
be evacuated, but the outworker continued to deal with cases
referred to her and secured hostel accommodation mainly outside
London.
In October, 1943, as a result of representation by the
Ministry to local authorities to review their arrangements in
view of the large increase in numbers of these cases, the matter
was brought under consideration and after careful examination
of the possibilities it was decided to consult the Moral Welfare
Association to see whether they were prepared to re-open their
home. It was found that they were anxious to do so but their
land had meantime been included in a housing scheme and was
no longer available. They were, however, so ready to cooperate
in resuming this work that they set about searching for
premises.
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