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Organiser, one full-time home help and 50 part-time workers to
cope with the ever increasing demand for this service in the home.
The recruitment of home helps to meeet this demand has been
very satifactory and, compared with the previous year, represents
a considerable expansion in the growth of the scheme.
It will be seen from the table given hereunder that, during
the year under review, assistance was provided for 139 homes
for maternity and child welfare reasons and for 227 homes where
justification was old age, sickness or infirmity. The figures from
5th July to the end of the year show a slight decrease in the
number of cases where assistance was provided for reasons of
maternity and child welfare, whereas the number of cases where
assistance was provided for domestic reasons shows a considerable
increase. This is due to the fact that a greater number of
expectant mothers have been admitted to hospital, while chronic
cases of sickness have been sent home from hospital and provided
with the services of a home help.

The Care of Illegitimate Children. The arrangements
outlined in a previous report were continued during the year, the
Wimbledon, Merton and Morden Moral Welfare Association
providing a home where mothers can stay prior to their confinements
and for a period following, until rehabilitation is
accomplished.
Before the transfer of this service, the Councils of Merton
and Morden, Wimbledon and Mitcham, accepted financial responsibility
for cases in their respective areas. During the period to
5th July, the District Council accepted financial responsibility in
respect of five unmarried mothers admitted to this Home at a
total cost of £92 12s. 8d.
Sterilised Maternity Outfits. Sterile outfits for use at
confinements are available from the welfare centres or from the
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