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their previous arrangements, and resolved to supply milk free to
all eligible applicants who came within the scale set out below.
The Medical Officer was authorised in addition to supply milk
to applicants above this scale provided he obtained the covering
approval of the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee at their
next meeting.
The scale at present in force is as follows:—
No. in Family. Average Income
per head.*
s. d.
One 10 0
Two 10 0
Three 8 8
Four 7 9
Five 7 5
Six or more 7 2
* After deduction of rent, fares and insurances.
During the year fresh milk was supplied in 81 cases at a cost
of £137 2s. 0d., and dried milk in 57 cases at a cost of
£112 10s. 6d.
Dinners have been supplied in 10 cases at a cost of £12 14s. 2d.
Dried milk has been sold at all the Centres during the year to
those who cannot afford to pay the ordinary trade price.
UNSOUND FOOD AND FOOD INSPECTION.
45. The District Inspectors when on duty in their districts are
always on the outlook for unsound food, but in addition to this,
the two sanitary inspectors doing duty with the Food Control
Committee, have kept under regular inspection food exposed or
deposited for sale in shops, slaughterhouses, and the market
stalls.