Of these, 13 were employed as stenographers or book-keepers, 7 were employed as teachers, 5 were still students, 5 were in social work, 6 were employed by the day, cleaning and doing housework. In almost every case, the women were working to support their families because their husbands were either ill, or drank, or gambled. In a few cases the young couple were just married and living in one or two rooms and were both obliged to work in order to support themselves and of course felt that they must postpone all thought of children until they had saved enough to take care of them. It is impossible to classify the occupation of the husbands. They cover practically every employment: Engineer Laborer Carpenter Bank Cashier Gambler Minister Musician Switchman Teamster Watchman Lawyer Coal-miners, etc. These people have come to us from many sources: 282 through the newspapers 54 from the United Charities 36 from the Infant Welfare Society 80 from Social Agencies, Settlements, Dispensaries, Doctors, etc. 48 from friends and patients. Of the women, 252 have used some forms of contraceptive, some of them harmful, most of them useless. Many have resorted to abortion. The reasons given for wishing information are as difficult to classify as are the occupations of the men. In almost every case, the foundation of the trouble is economic but there are usually other complications. For instances: Four children in four years. Instrumental deliveries—contracted pelvis and goitre. Caesarean operation always necessary. Wants to wait until stronger before having any more. Wants children but husband is just starting in business. Six children—all tubercular. No home, husband traveling musician. Nine miscarriages in ten years—retroversion—cannot carry to term. It is also very interesting to note that we have had five cases of sterility, the women willing to do anything if only they might have children. But it means very little to read a list of reasons like this—too many factors enter into each individual case and perhaps the only way to get a real picture of the situation is to have a little story of some of these family tragedies. The cases divide quite sharply into three classes: I. Young women just married who wish to postpone having children for a few years until they can make a home. II. Cases in which the health of either husband or wife makes children impossible. III. Those many cases of too large families and too little money to take care of them. Here is _Case No. 88_—Referred—Newspaper. The man is 59 years old, a cashier. The woman 39 years old, married at 37, Swedish-Protestant. Has had one child. Reason for wishing information is, that she has nephritis, had a difficult labor and convulsions and was unconscious for five days. The baby died at birth. _Case No. 451_—Referred by Mental Hygiene Society.