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Milk is only supplied on an income scale which has been
approved by the Ministry, and it may be obtained cither free or at
half price. The milk supplied by this Council may either be
Grade "A" (Tuberculin Tested) Milk or Dried Milk, according to
the recommendation of the doctor. Applications for assistance
must be made in the first instance to the infant welfare centre.
Forms of application are issued to mothers by the Health Visitor.
who initials the form. At the same time the medical certificate
at the bottom of the form is signed by the doctor, who recommends
the milk and specifies the amount to be supplied. The
completed form must he signed by both parents, and brought in
person to the office by one of them. The statements on the form
are verified from the office. When the medical certificate is for
Grade "A" (Tuberculin Tested) milk, an order for four weeks'
supply is then sent to the milkman selected by the mother. If
the medical certificate is for Dried Milk, four dated tickets are
issued, each ticket entitling the mother to receive one packet of
1½-lbs. of Ambrosia, which is sufficient for one week. The tickets
are then exchanged for Ambrosia at the Infant Welfare Centre.
LIGHT TREATMENT.
This is provided at the Municipal Solarium in Grange Road,
and patients are sent for treatment by the lady doctors at the
Infant Welfare Clinics, and from hospitals and general practitioners.
Of the 29,000 attendances during the year, over 9,000
were classified under the Maternity and Child Welfare scheme.
IMMUNISATION AGAINST DIPHTHERIA.
A Schick Clinic is conducted at the Municipal Offices once a
week by Dr. Telfer at which infants and children may receive
protection against diphtheria.
GENERAL REMARKS.
It will be seen from this report that the Maternity and Child
Welfare scheme is comprehensive and it should be noted that,
from time to time during its development, various suggestions for
improvement have been tried, some of which have later been