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grants were made. Thirty-two applications were refused for
various reasons, for example: Income beyond scale approved by
the Council: mother not expectant within the prescribed period of
three months: child over five years of age. The grants comprised
milk 30,408 pints, dinners 7,965, and dried milk 855 pounds.
The majority of grants were free of cost to the applicant. In
some cases the applicants paid half the cost of the grant.
The net cost to the Council for the grants of milk, dinners and
dried milk was £718 6s. 8d. The Ministry of Health refunds onehalf
of the approved net expenditure in this connection.
Of the 433 families who received grants 117 were in receipt of
unemployment benefit ; 151 were in receipt of poor law relief ;
29 were in receipt of either unemployment benefit or poor law relief
whilst receiving grants from the Council. 284 of the applicants
were Ex-Service men. 40 of the fathers were stated to be "chronicout-of-works."
In 61 cases "large families" were reported, that
is, families with six or more children. 80 of the applicants were
regularly employed, and 288 irregularly employed. 71 applicants
were in the employ (casual) of the Finsbury Borough Council.
Grants were made in respect of 10 illegitimate children. In 10 cases
the man and wife were living apart. 12 widows applied for, and
received, grants.
Of the total 433 families dealt with, 204 lived in one-roomed
tenements, 206 in two-roomed tenements, and 23 in three-roomed
tenements. The rents for unfurnished rooms were as follows:—
For one room from 2/6 to 7s. weekly. For two rooms from 3s. to
10s. 6d. weekly. For three rooms from 7s. Od. to 12s. 6d. weekly.
The rents for furnished rooms were For one room from 12s.
to 14s. weekly. For two rooms from 14s. to 16s. weekly. For
three rooms from 14s. to £1 weekly.
Hospital Treatment.—The Borough Council renewed their
agreement with the governing body of the Infants' Hospital,
Vincent Square, Westminster, S.W.1, from 1st October, 1925, for
the retention of three cots for use when required for the reception and