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One pint of milk' daily for a period of 28 days or one packet of
dried milk weekly for four weeks is granted to each expectant
mother after the sixth month of pregnancy and for each child under
three years of age. This age limit is extended to five years when
the children are attending Infant Welfare Centres and are certified
by a Centre Doctor to be in need of extra nourishment. Assistance
is not given in cases in which the income exceeds 10s. Od. a week
for each member of the family unless there are exceptional circumstances
such as heavy indebtedness incurred during long periods of
unemployment or sickness.

The number of families assisted under the scheme during the
year was 1,575.