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Croydon 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Milk (Mothers and Children) Order.
The table below gives the number of families who were in
receipt of assistance under the provisions of the above-named order
during the year. The Borough Council pay for all dried milks
sold below cost price or given free whether it is ordered at the
Voluntary Centres or at the Municipal Centre. All wet milk
ordered under cost price is paid for by the Council.
Table XCVII.
| On Dee. 31st, 1932. | New cases during the year. | Cases discontinued. | On Dec. 31st, 1933. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | 479 | 751 | 864 | 366 |
| Half-price | 109 | 184 | 217 | 76 |
| Total | 588 | 935 | 1081 | 442 |
The effect of the depressed industrial conditions is reflected
in the increase in the number of free cases over 1932.
In cases where there has been a change from free milk to
milk at half-price it has been counted as a new case.
Assisted Fluid Milk Scheme.
There has been an increase in the amount of free milk granted from 117,089 pints to 121,392 pints.
| Supplied to Families. | No. of Pints. | Corporation Liability. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d | ||
| Milk at 1½d. pt. | 23090 | 164 | 16 | 9½ |
| Milk Free | 98302 | 1316 | 15 | 5 |
| 121392 | 1481 | 12 | 2½ | |
Dried Milks for Year 1933.
1 am much indebted to Mrs. Chambers, of the Croydon
Mothers' and Infants' Welfare Association, for the figures
relating to dried milk sold or given at all the Centres with the
exception of the Municipal Centre. There is a noticeable increase
over 1932 in the amount of driedmilk given free, and a decrease in
the amount sold at full or half-price.