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CARE OF ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN.
Information of all notified births of illegitimate children were
forwarded to the Moral Welfare Worker of the Southwark Diocesan
Association for Moral Welfare who continued to co-operate with the
Public Health Department in all matters relating to the care of the
illegitimate child and its mother. 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 five foster
mothers were receiving payment in respect of five children, contribution
towards the cost of this service being recovered by the
Council from the natural mother in each case.
ANCILLARY SERVICES.
In 205 instances the services of a Home Help were provided for
mothers, either before, during or after confinement. In 85 instances
the services of a Domestic Help were provided in home 3 where there
was sickness. Ton expectant or nursing mothers were provided with
dental treatment.
Coupon equivalent certificates were issued to 683 expectant
mothers to enable them to purchase sheets for their confinements.
The District Nursing Associations paid a total of 4,269 visits
to 390 approved cases under the Council's Domiciliary Nursing Scheme.
A total of 303 patients benefitted under the Council's Treatment
of Minor Ailments Scheme.
Nineteen children were sent to convalescent homes during the year
through the agency of the Invalid Children's Aid Association who
received a grant from the Council in respect of this service.
FOOD AND DRUGS.

COMPOSITION OF MILK SAMPLES.
Four hundred and eighty-six formal and four informal samples of
milk were taken during the year. Three formal and one informal
samples were found not to conform with requirements.
MILK ADULTERATION.
Three formal and one informal samples were reported against;
two formal samples were deficient in fat and one formal and one
informal sample contained extraneous water. The percentage of
adulteration was 0.82.