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Milk Orders.
The Milk (Mothers and Children) Orders, 1919, gave power
to local authorities to supply milk to expectant and nursing
mothers and young children free, or at reduced price, where it
is certified to be necessary by an authorised officer of the local
authority, by reason of the retail price in its district. The
supply of milk to necessitous persons ranks for contribution
from the Ministry as to 50 per cent, of the total cost.
A circular letter, dated 31st March, 1921, addressed to
local authorities, was received from the Minister of Health on
the subject of the supply of milk for expectant and nursing
mothers, in which it was stated that the Milk (Mothers and
Children) Order, 1919, and the Local Authorities (Food Control)
Order, No. 1, 1919, had been revoked (copies of rescinding
Order being enclosed), and that in future local authorities
were to obtain the sanction of the Minister under the Maternity
and Child Welfare Act, 1918, to schemes for the supply of
milk for expectant and nursing mothers and young children.
Such sanction would be given, inter alia, only on the following
conditions:—
(1) That the milk should be supplied at less than cost price
in necessitous cases to—
(a) Nursing mothers.
(b) Mothers in the last three months of pregnancy.
(c) Children up to 3 years of age, and
ally to children between 3 and 5 years of
age.