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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
Lambeth 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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The new scale of income is as follows :—
| Number in Family | Free | Half Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14s. alter deduction of rent... | 16s.after deduction of rent | |
| 2 | 12s. per head, after deduction of rent | 14s. per head, after deduction of rent | |
| 3 | 10s. | do. | 12s. do. |
| 4 | 9s. | do. | 10s. do. |
| 5 | 8s. | do. | 9s. do. |
| 6 and over | 7s. | do. | 8s. do. |
The figures giving the cost of 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 | 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 | ||
| 1933-34 | 3,405 | 19 | 11 | — | 3,405 | 19 | 11 | 40,987 | ||
| 1934-35 | 2,764 | 11 | 8 | — | 2,764 | 11 | 8 | 31,360 | ||
| 1935-36 | 3,417 | 14 | 8 | .—. | 3,417 | 14 | 8 | 37,909 | ||
| 1936-37 | 3,751 | 14 | 7 | — | 3,751 | 14 | 7 | 48,100 | ||
| T otals | 61,480 | 14 | 6 | 5,572 | 11 | 10 | 67,053 | 6 | 4 | 759,842 |
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