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Voluntary Centres as to the nature of any celebration that was to
be arranged in connection with the Borough during the National
Baby Week, the Conference being practically unanimous in deciding
against any official part being taken by Lambeth in connection
with a public pageant, or procession, it being felt that such display
would not benefit the cause of maternity and child welfare in the
way desiied.
Municipal Milk Depot.
(Inaugurated by the Council, 1903.)
Record of Work carried out during 1917.

Of the 92 infants under 3 months, 12 were aged 14 days or
under.
These 198 infants and children (under 2 years) may be
classified, as to their states of health at the time of being put upon
the milk, as follows:—Healthy, i.e., showing no sign of wasting
or disease, though generally below par constitutionally 120, weakly
9, wasting 53, diseased 16. The diseases from which the 16
infants and children were actually suffering at the time of being
put upon the milk were : Diarrhoea 1, bronchitis 1, enlarged
glands 1, tabes mesenterica 1, gastritis 1, measles 1, whooping
cough 2, indigestion 7, and unclassified 1.
An average of 109 infants and children (under 2 years) were fed
per week at the Dep6t, necessitating the distribution for the year of
178,614 bottles of milk mixture, whilst, in addition, milk was
also supplied as follows:—
1. Lambeth Infirmary—using 36,822 pint bottles of milk
mixture ;
2. Lambeth Workhouse—using 1,612 pint bottles of milk
mixture;