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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Hampstead 1920

Report for the year 1920 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Table: The following statement gives in tabular form an account of the milk given, either free or assisted, in each month of 1920. The amount paid by the Council during the year for this assistance was £1708 18s Id:-

The following statement gives in tabular form an account of the milk given, either free or assisted, in each month of 1920. The amount paid by the Council during the year for this assistance was £1708 18s Id:-

Month.Number of families being helped.Number receivingPrice of Milk per quart.Rate of help given by Council.
Assisted Milk.Free Milk.
January328293351s.Council paid half the cost of Assisted Milk.
February2992693011d.
March32529429
April31628729l0d.
May384315398d.
June30026634,,Council paid quar-ter the cost of Assisted Milk
July24017367,,
August17212448,,
September1801235799
October25217478l0d.Council paid half the cost of Assisted Milk
November23814890
December22013882l1d.

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Food (other than Milk).
The Borough Council provides food other than milk for expectant
and nursing mothers, where recommended by the Medical Officer in
charge of the Pre-Maternity Clinics or by the Health Visitor. Arrangements
have been made with tradesmen to supply food to the Council's
order; and with proprietors of eating houses to supply dinners to
expectant and nursing mothers. This latter seems the best and most
popular way with the mothers; it has the advantage of ensuring that
the woman herself eats the food, which is not always certain in other
cases, and it is the method that is usually adopted in Hampstead.
The amount paid by the Council during 1920 for this assistance
was X136 14s. l0d.
The Ministry of Health are prepared to pay grants not exceeding
one half of approved nett expenditure involved in this connection.