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Lambeth 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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Lambeth Milk Assistance Scheme (Free & Aided Supplies).
The Lambeth Milk Assistance Scheme continues to prove its
usefulness in providing milk food in its most suitable form for
young children whose parents are unable to secure it of their own
resources. The scale of income is that recommended by the Ministry
of Health on 22nd August, 1922, and is as follows:—
Number in
Family.
Supply of Milk free of cost.
Supply of Milk at half-cost.
1 13/0 after deduction of rent 15/0 after deduction of rent
2 10/6 per head, after deduction 12/6 per head, after deduction
of rent of rent
3 8/6 „ „ „ 10/0 „ „ „
4 7/6 „ „ „ 8/6 „ „ „
5 7/0 „ „ „ 8/0 „ „ „
6 6/6 „ „ „ 7/6 „ „ „
The figures giving the cost ot the Lambeth Milk Assistance Scheme and the quantities distributed, both ordinary cow's milk as well as the various forms of dried milk since its inception on 8th February, 1918, are shown in the following table:—
| Years (Financial) | Cost of Milk distributed | Total Cost | Total amount of Milk distributed in gallons (approximately) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Through Welfare Centres | Through Milk Depot | |||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||
| 1918-19 | 232 | 15 | 3 | 69 | 4 | 3 | 301 | 19 | 6 | 3,151 |
| (3 months) 1919-20 | 2,780 | 0 | 10 | 557 | 10 | 1 | 3,337 | 10 | 11 | 34,827 |
| 1920-21 | 13,836 | 7 | 3 | 1,564 | 7 | 3 | 15,400 | 14 | 6 | 160,703 |
| 1921-22 | 4,596 | 8 | 5 | 1,172 | 0 | 8 | 5,768 | 9 | 1 | 60,192 |
| 1922-23 | 3,553 | 15 | 4 | 1,064 | 19 | 5 | 4,618 | 14 | 9 | 48,196 |
| 1923-24 | 3,380 | 15 | 11 | 353 | 15 | 3 | 3,734 | 11 | 2 | 38,969 |
| 1924-25 | 2,977 | 19 | 8 | 137 | 17 | 7 | 3,115 | 17 | 3 | 31,543 |
| 1925-26 | 2,161 | 6 | 3 | 105 | 12 | 8 | 2,266 | 18 | 11 | 32,846 |
| 1926-27 | 2,209 | 6 | 1 | 189 | 4 | 2,398 | 10 | 5 | 32,012 | |
| 1927-28 | 2,030 | 17 | 3 | 183 | 18 | 2 | 2,214 | 15 | 5 | 28,850 |
| 1928-29 | 1,546 | 17 | 5 | 137 | 19 | 7 | 1,684 | 17 | 0 | 23,321 |
| 1929-30 | 1,328 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 2 | 7 | 1,364 | 6 | 1 | 14,757 |
| 1930-31 | 1,645 | 7 | 3 | — | 1,645 | 7 | 3 | 21,007 | ||
| 1931-32 | 2,469 | 8 | 6 | — | 2,469 | 8 | 6 | 29,546 | ||
| 1932-33 | 3,391 | 4 | 9 | — | 3,391 | 4 | 9 | 41,566 | ||
| Totals | 48,140 | 13 | 8 | 5,572 | 11 | 10 | 53,713 | 5 | 6 | 601,486 |
The increased expenditure in 1932-33 was due to unemployment
and part-time, but in the latter half of 1933 expenditure has
appreciably fallen.