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The Council pays Is. 6d. for each attendance at these Clinics.
No part of the cost of the treatment is, however, recovered from the
patients. The number of children treated under this scheme during
1938 was 133, the attendances totalling 1,201.
Milk Distribution Scheme.
Both dried and fresh cows milk is provided by the Council
to necessitous, expectant and nursing mothers and under
nve years of age not attending school.
Applicants desiring the assistance of this scheme are required
to attend with their children at the Infant Welfare Centre for the
district in order to obtain a certificate from the Clinic Medical
officer that an issue of milk is necessary for health reasons.
In 1935 the Council decided that an applicant for milk should
be entitled on the production of the certificate of the Medical
Officer of Health or a Medical Officer of an Infant Welfare Centre
recommending the issue of milk, and in such cases as are approved
by the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee to receive wet or
dried milk as he or she desires and in the case of dried milk an
applicant should be entitled to receive the brand he or she desires.
A s the result of experience gained since the establishment of
Tod dlers' Clinics, and especially in view of the report of the Medical
Officer on the health of children attending these Clinics, it was
decided in cases comin g within th e Council's Scheme that applicants
should be granted either wet or dried milk (and in the case of dried
milk the specified brand) as recommended by the Medical Officer
of Health and Medical Officers of Infant Welfare Centres, so that
the choice of milk no longer rests with the applicant. All liquid
milk issued under this scheme is pasteurised and is supplied in
sealed bottles by licensed purveyors. Particulars regarding the
scale of income and the steps taken to safeguard any abuse of this
service were set out in my last year's Report
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The number of applications received during 1938 was 9 020
representing 1,821 families.
By arrangement with the London County Council, this Authority
continued to supply extra nourishment to expectant and
nursing mothers and delicate children, where the family was in
receipt of public assistance relief. During the year 27 persons were
supplied with milk under this scheme, the cost of the issues being
borne by the London County Council.
Child Life Protection.
The supervision of foster mothers and foster children is undertaken
by a health visitor appointed for these duties. The total
number of visits paid by this Officer during the year to the homes