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Gardens. Further details as regards this home will be found on page
113. The efficient Committee of this home are endeavouring to increase
their accommodation and are pushing forward, so it is unnecessary for
the Borough Council to take up this matter themselves.
The Cross Roads Club, at 88, Alexandra Road, received expectant
mothers prior to their admission to maternity beds, and gives them a
helping hand afterwards.
Arrangements for the supply of Food and Milk.
Food is supplied to expectant and nursing mothers during the
last three months of pregnancy, and milk is supplied to them, and to
children up to three years of age.
The number of expectant and nursing mothers to whom food and
milk has been supplied has varied during the year from 24 to 55 at any
one time.
The number of families in which children have been given milk
has similarly varied from 23 to 44.
The total amount thus spent on Food in 1925 was £161 10s. 7d.,
and on Milk £424 7s. lld., and the following table shows the comparative
amounts spent in the last five years:—
No, of families helped at any
one time varying
Food.
Milk.
from
to
£
£
1921
225
1544*
29
257
1922
120
190
32
61
1923
168
309
43
73
1924
149
456
59
95
1925
161
427
49
97
* Price of milk as high as lld. per quart during this year.
The Medical Officer in charge of the Pre-Maternity Clinics reports
that the granting of milk and food to expectant and nursing mothers
has been of marked and material advantage.
The milk and food is granted, either free or at half cost—where the
incomes fall below the undermentioned standard which was adopted by
the Council on 23rd July, 1925:—