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milk given, either free or assisted, in each month of 1921. The amount
paid by the Council during the year in rendering this assistance was
£1544 18s. 1d.:—
Month.
Number
of
families
being
helped
Number receiving
Assisted
Milk.
Free
Milk.
Price of
Milk
per quart.
Rate of help given
by Council.
d.
January 237 135 102 11
February 256 139 117 11
March 257 159 98 11
April 204 90 114 10
Council paid half the
cost in "assisted"
cases
May 121 13 108 8
June 115 9 106 8
July 117 12 105 8
August 133 11 122 9
September 126 15 111 9
October 29 1 28 9
Council paid excess
over 6d. per quart
in "assisted" cases
November 33 3 30 9
December 37 4 33 9
Council paid half the
cost in "assisted"
cases
Food (other than Milk).
The Borough Council provides food other than milk for expectant
and nursing mothers, where recommended by the Medical Officer in
charge of the Pre-Maternity Clinics or by the Health Visitor. Arrangements
have been made with tradesmen to supply food to the Council's
order; and with proprietors of eating houses to supply dinners to
expectant and nursing mothers. This latter seems the best way;
it has the advantage of ensuring that, the woman herself eats the food,
which is not always certain in other cases. There is, however, very
considerable difficulty in getting the women to attend at a public eating
house, especially expectant mothers, and by the end of the year, of all
the expectant and nursing mothers to whom assistance in the way of
food was given, only one could be pursuaded to go to a public
restaurant.
The amount paid by the Council during 1921 for this assistance
was £226.
The Ministry of Health are prepared to pay grants not exceeding
one half of approved nett expenditure involved in this connection.