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in the Public Health (Pneumonia, Malaria, Dysentery, etc.)
Regulations, 1919.
Such nursing is carried out by the Ranyard Nursing
Association, Camberwell District Nursing Association, The
Rotherhithe District Nursing Association, and the East
Dulwich and Dulwich Village District Nursing Association.
The two former Associations are paid Is. a visit by the
Council, and the following records the number of cases, visits,
and cost of such cases during the year:—
The Camberwell District anil Ranyard Nursing Associations.
No. of
Cases.
No. of
Visits.
Quarter ended.
Cost.
£
s.
d.
82
954
47
14
0
March
0
June
69
897
44
17
80
864
43
4
0
September
1,158
57
18
0
December
103
Total
3,873
193
3
0
334
Milk.
Grants of milk in accordance with the following conditions
provided by the Ministry of Health Circular No. 185
were continued to be made to
(a) Nursing mothers,
(b) Expectant mothers in the last three months of
pregnancy, and
(c) Children up to 3 years of age, and exceptionally
to children between 3 and 5 years of age.
The quantity of milk to be supplied at less than cost
price must not ordinarily exceed one pint per day per person,
but in the case of infants between 3 months and 18 months
in exceptional cases 1½ pints a day may be supplied.
The approximate gross cost of the grants during the
year amounted to £4,400, representing the distribution of
upwards of 900 lbs. of dried milk and 336,000 pints of milk.
Every individual application was carefully examined by
the Milk Applications Committee, and in cases where a doubt
existed regarding the applicant's statement of his earnings
enquiries were made before a grant was authorised. In four
instances only was it necessary to request the attendance of
the applicant before the Committee to offer an explanation
of the conflicting information relating to circumstances.