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ANTE-NATAL WORK.
The work of ante-natal consultations is increasing as the figures in Table
No. 27 demonstrate. Sound advice, based on the most recent scientific
Investigation, is provided by the medical officer of the Ante-natal
Clinic. Every effort is being made to ensure that mothers will take full
advantage of the excellent arrangements made by the Chelsea Health
Society so that as far as possible all risk of disease and accident incidental
to childbirth may be removed.
SUPPLY OF MILK TO MOTHERS AND YOUNG
CHILDREN.
Provision is made under the Maternity and Child Welfare Act, 1918,
whereby milk is provided in necessitous cases free or at less than cost
Price.
The Milk and Welfare Sub-Committee meets weekly at the Town
Hall to consider applications.
Free milk is supplied when the total income of the family, after deducting
rent and insurance, does not exceed 5s. per head per week. Milk
is supplied to other cases on the following basis:—
Nett available incomes 5s. to 6s. at the rate of 1d. per pint.
„ „ 6s. to 7s. ,, „ 1½d. ,,
7s. to 8s. ,, „ 2d. ,,
8s. to 9s. ,, ,, 2½d. ,,

These totals do not include orders subsequently cancelled or withdrawn, which
average 150 or more during each year.
It will be observed that in 1930 there was a considerable increase in
the cost of milk. This arose in part as a result of the great increase in
unemployment, necessitating the supply of milk to a large number of
applicants free of cost. It also arose by reason of the fact that cows'
milk was supplied to 70 per cent. of the applicants, dried milk being
supplied to the remaining 30 per cent. In 1926 only 30 per cent. of the
milk supplied was cows' milk.