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(The foregoing statistics are registrations corrected for both area
of usual residence of the mother and date of occurrence within the
calendar year, whereas the Registrar-General corrects the figures for areas
of residence only. This accounts for the difference of three illegitimate
births under the two methods).
During the year, grant aid was made to the London Diocesan Council
for Moral Welfare ("Wel-Care") and the Westminster Catholic Moral Welfare
Association (Crusade of Rescue) in respect of their work for unmarried
mothers in the borough.
Facilities were given for the "Wel-Care" worker to use one of the
Council's welfare centres which is more conveniently placed than her own
office one evening a week for the purpose of meeting her clients.

The number of mothers referred during the previous year was 269.
Health Visiting.
The second year following the reorganisation of London Government
for the health visiting service was one of steady progress.
Despite difficulties in recruitment, it has been possible to increase
the number of health visitors available from 31 at the beginning of the
year to 33.4 at the end of the year (in each case the figure is the
full-time equivalent).
The staffing position was maintained, though the changes during the
year left periods of shortages when the remaining staff were extended to
the limit. About half of the staff have had two years or less experience
of health visiting work.