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to be an unfortunate one. The mother said she always had "her
hands full." The father and mother appeared to be steady and
respectable folk. The Council made a free grant of 2 pints of
milk daily for nearly 2 years.
7. The family consisted in 1922 of the parents and 6 children,
with ages ranging from 5 weeks to 8 years. The first application for a grant was made in February, 1922. They occupied
2 rooms at 10s. weekly rent. The father was a bottle washer,
earning 55s. per week. One of the children had appendicitis.
The mother had been ill for 2 months, and later was compelled
to enter the Poor Law Infirmary. About this time the father fell
out of work. Another child was born in May, 1923. The father
then obtained work as a labourer. The Council made a grant
of 1 pint of milk free daily for the baby, and free dinners for the
mother for 2 years.
8. The family consisted of the parents and 8 children, with
ages ranging from 10 weeks to 12 years. The first application
for a grant was made in March, 1922. The father was a
labourer, earning, when in work, £3 16s. per week. They
occupied 2 rooms, at 7s. 6d. weekly rent. The father had been
"gassed" during the war, and was often laid up ill. The
mother had been confined in hospital, and was extremely ill for
3 months. The Council made a free grant of 1 pint of milk daily
for 14 months.
9. The family consisted of the parents and 2 children, aged
18 months and 4 weeks respectively. The first application for
a grant was made in March, 1923. They occupied 3 rooms, at
9s. 3d. weekly rent. The sole income was 21s. per week unemployment benefit. Later the father obtained casual work as
a labourer, but never for long. The baby died in August, 1923.
Another child was born 5 months later. The mother was always
ill. She said she had always had bronchitis—"in fact, she was
born with it." The Council made a free grant of 1 pint of milk
daily during the lifetime of the baby, and free dinners for the
mother for over a year.