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6.
CARE OF ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN.
Close co-operation continued between the Public Health Department
and the Moral Welfare Worker of the Southwark Diocesan Association for
Moral Welfare in all matters relating to the care of the illegitimate
child and its mother. Information of all notified births of illegitimate
children were forwarded to the Moral Welfare Worker. Guaranteed
payments to foster mothers undertaking the care of illegitimate
children were made under this Scheme during the year, and at the end
of the year seven foster mothers wore receiving payment in respect of
eight Children, contributions towards the cost of this service being
recovered by the Council from the natural mother in each case.
ANCILLARY SERVICES.
In 135 instances the services of a Home help were provided for
mothers, either before, during or after confinement. In three instances
the services of a Domestic help were provided in homes were there was
sickness. Sixteen expectant or nursing mothers were provided with
dental treatment.
Priority dockets were issued to 935 expectant mothers to enable
them to purchase sheets for their confinements.
The District Nursing Associations paid a total of 4010 visits to
379 approved cases under Council's Domiciliary Nursing Scheme.
A total of 195 patients benefitted under the Council's Treatment
of Minor Ailments Scheme.
Ten children were sent to convalescent homes during the year
through the agency of the Invalid Children's Aid Association.

COMPOSITION OF MILK SAMPLES.
Four hundred and eighty-three formal and eight informal samples of
milk were taken during the year. Four formal samples were found not
to conform with requirements.
MILK ADULTERATION.
Four formal samples were reported against, all being found to
contain extraneous water. The percentage of adulteration was 0.81.