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Hampstead 1926
Report for the year 1926 of the Medical Officer of Health
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The number of expectant and nursing mothers to whom food and
milk has been supplied has varied during the year from 17 to 42 at any
one time.
The number of families in which children have been given milk
has similarly varied from 35 to 47.
The total amount thus spent on Food in 1926 was £111 16s. 8d.,
and on Milk £366 16s. 4d.
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 :—
| Number of persons in family.i | FREE MILK. | ASSISTED (half-price) MILK. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scale per head. | Scale per family. | Scale per head. | Scale per family. | |||||||
| s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| l | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 6 |
| 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
The assistance given is one pint of milk daily, 2 lbs. quaker oats
and ½ lb. cocoa weekly to expectant or nursing mothers, and one pint of
milk daily to children up to three years of age.
Widows', Orphans', &c., Act, 1925.
The Widows', Orphans', and Old Age Contributory Pensions Act,
1925, section 6 (2), provides that, in certain circumstances (e.g., desertion
or abandonment of a child) and in respect of an orphan's pension, the
Minister of Health may direct that the allowance or pension shall be
paid to the Local Authority for the benefit of the child. In London
the County Council is the Local Authority, but, upon their inquiring
whether the Council was prepared to carry out in Hampstead the whole
of the powers and duties of the County Council under Section 6, the
Borough Council agreed to do so.
Dnring 1926 no cases were referred to the Borough Council.