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Milk (Mothers and Children) Orders, 1918.—Arrangements
were made for the supply of milk under the
above to nursing and expectant mothers and children
under five years of age. During the year, 476 lbs. of
dried milk and 315 quarts of milk were supplied free
in cases which were recommended by the Assistant
Medical Officer of Health and the Health Visitors.
The Maternity and Child Welfare Committee have
recently decided to call the attention of the inhabitants
by means of advertisements in the local press,
and posters, to the provision of the Order of 1919,
empowering the Council to supply milk free or at a
reduced price to nursing and expectant mothers, and
to children under five in cases in which it is considered
necessary owing to the high retail price of milk, and the
following scale has been adopted for the guidance of
the Sub-Committee dealing with the applications.
" That milk, free or at a reduced price, shall be granted
when the net family income, i.e., the income after
payment of rent, insurance, travelling expenses and
hire purchase of furniture does not exceed the undermentioned
amounts " :—
Family. Net Weekly Income.
s. d.
Husband and wife after 6th month of pregnancy 30 0
Husband, wife and one child 35 0
„ „ two children 45 0
„ „ three „ 55 0
„ „ four „ 62 6
„ „ five „ 70 0
21,140 lbs. of dried milk were sold at cost price at
the Town Hall and the Welfare Centres to families with
young children when recommended by the Assistant
Medical Officer or Health Visitors.
Other Food.
Slaughterhouses.—The licences of the undermentioned
slaughterhouses were renewed by the London County
Council in October, no objection to their renewal being
offered by the Borough Council.