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This milk is then put into bottles in varying quantities,
and then sealed and sterilized.
According to the age of '.he child, bottles are supplied
and filled with sufficient milk for one feed. These bottles
are supplied in wire baskets, each basket holding from 6 to 9
bottles, and containing a 24 hours supply. So that all the
parent has to do is to take one of the bottles, warm it, unseal
and fit on a rubber teat, thus doing away with the "feeding
bottle." At Battersea the following instructions are issued
to each mother: —
1. "The charge for the full weekly supply of humanised
milk for infants under 6 months is Is. 6d.,
payable in advance. If a day's supply only is
taken, the charge is 3d. The charge for the full
weekly supply for infants aged from fi to 12 months
is 2s., or 4d. per day. Children above 1 year old
will be charged 2s. 6d. per week, or 5d. per day.
The scale of charges for children living outside the
Borough is as follows
Under 6 months 2s. 3d. per week, or 4d. per day.
Six to 12 months 2s. 9d. 0d. „
Over 1 year old 3s. 3d. „ 6d. „
2. The depot is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays,
and is closed on Sundays.
3. The Milk will be supplied in bottles in a basket,
each bottle containing sufficient milk for one meal,
the amount varying with the age of the child.