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Milk Assistance Scheme.
The Council's Scheme for the provision of dried milk for
infants and nursing and expectant mothers was continued during
the year. The Sub-Committee charged with the duty of considering
applications for assistance from necessitous persons, authorised 2,024
grants of dried milk for four weeks free of charge, and 203 grants
at the reduced price of 6d. per lb. Altogether, 10,009 lbs. of dried
milk were issued at a cost to the Council of £761 16s. 3d.
Maternity Outfits.
There is a steady demand for the sterilized maternity outfits
which are supplied to expectant mothers on the recommendation
of a doctor or midwife, and 227 outfits were supplied during the
year, compared with 231 in the previous year. No charge was made
for the outfit in 119 cases, 48 were issued at half-price, and 60 at
cost price.
Obstetric Consultants.
The services of the Consultants whose services are retained
by the Council were requisitioned by medical practitioners in three
cases of difficult confinement.
Home Helps.
There was very little demand for this service during the year,
and the services of a Home Help were provided in only five cases.
Infant Life Protection.
Under the Transfer of Powers (London) Order, 1933, which
came into operation on 1st April, 1933, certain functions exercisable
by the London County Council are transferred to Borough Councils
and included in the Order are functions under Part I of the Children
Act, 1908, as amended by Part V of the Children and Young Persons
Act, 1932, in relation to infant life protection.
These duties, briefly, are the reception of notices given by
persons who undertake for reward the nursing and maintenance of
infants, and the inspection of premises by infant life protection
visitors or other persons appointed by the Council for that purpose;
fixing the number of infants to be kept in a dwelling in which any
infant is received for reward, and applications to a court of justice