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The Council also decided to draw the attention of the Local
Government Board to the serious floodings of the Lee Valley with
a view to immediate action being taken to prevent these occurrences
; also that the Lee Conservancy Board be asked to apply
pressure to forward the carrying out of the Lee Valley Drainage
Scheme which has been under consideration for some years.
(For report of late Medical Officer on this subject, see
Appendix, page 67.)
MATERNITY AND INFANT WELFARE.
During the year important developments in the scope of this work
have taken place in certain directions which promise to have
important and beneficial results in the future upon the health both
of mothers and children.
One development was the institution of two ante-natal centres
in the Borough, one in connection with the "All Souls'" Infant
Welfare Centre, and the other in connection with the " Brooksbys'
Walk " Infant Welfare Centre. Another development was the issue
on the 18th February by the Food Controller of" The Milk (Mothers'
and Children) Order, 1918," which gives to local authorities the
power to arrange for the supply of food and milk to expectant and
nursing mothers and of milk for children under five years of age,
subject to the following conditions:—
1. The quantities of food and milk to be supplied shall not in
any case exceed the amount certified to be necessary by the
Medical Officer of Health, or the Medical Officer of a Maternity or
Child Welfare Centre working in co-operation with the local
authority, or by a person authorised in his behalf by either of such
Medical Officers, or by some other person appointed by the local
authority for this purpose.