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CARE OF PREMATURE INFANTS
The action suggested in Circular 20/44 (as amended by Circular
LHAL 1/49) has been carried out as far as possible and the
steps taken were detailed in the Report for 1944. During 1958,
75 live premature infants were born to residents of the Borough,
22 at home and 53 in hospitals and nursing homes.
Of the 22 born at home, 4 were transferred to hospital. Of the
remaining 18 who were nursed entirely at home, 17 survived the
first 28 days of life.
CARE OF ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN
The action taken under Circular 2866/44 is fully set out in
the Report for that year.
Every possible step has, as in previous years, been taken to
ensure that the care of illegitimate children does not fall below
that given to children who are legitimate. The figures quoted
below give a comparison between illegitimate and legitimate rates.

MORAL WELFARE
The "Carville" Home, now at 43 West Avenue Road, E.17,
is administered by the Walthamstow Deanery Branch of the
Chelmsford Diocesan Moral Welfare Association. The home
provides accommodation for a total of sixteen mothers and their
babies and has a high record of care and service.
Miss E. Williams, Superintendent of the Home, contributes
the figures set out below.