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as 1½ pints per day may be authorised. One pound
of dried milk is considered to be the equivalent of
7 pints of fresh milk.
Applications are made by mothers at the Maternity
and Child Welfare Centre, Cornwall Road, either
on Tuesday or Friday morning at 10 o'clock, when
the Superintendent Health Visitor and an assistant
are in attendance to obtain the necessary particulars
in each case. As far as necessary and practicable, the
particulars given are verified by writing to employers
and by reference to the Board of Guardians.
A scale of income is appended which is used for
the purpose of determining whether applicants are to
be regarded as necessitous, and as to whether milk
shall be supplied free or at half price.
Before any case is recommended to the Committee,
the Medical Officer of Health must be satisfied that
the supply is necessary on grounds of health. A
special medical certificate is also required in the case
of children between 3 months and 18 months where
more than 1 pint per day is required or where any
milk is required for children between 3 and 5 years
of age. The existence and duration of pregnancy
must be verified by the signature of a doctor or
midwife.
Applications for grants are considered in detail by
a rota of members of a Sub-Committee of the Public
Health Committee (which is the statutory Committee
under the Maternity and Child Welfare Act, 1918).
A member on the rota attends at the Town Hall every
Wednesday. The grants authorised by the rota member
are subsequently confirmed by the Sub-Committee
and reported to the full Public Health Committee.
In case of emergency the Superintendent Health
Visitor is authorised to issue milk for one week pending
the submission of the case to the rota member.