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Chelsea 1938

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1938

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33
SUPPLY OF MILK TO MOTHERS AND YOUNG
CHILDREN.
Provision is made under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936,
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.

Table: Milk is supplied on the following basis :—

Milk is supplied on the following basis :—

Number of persons in family.Weekly income per head (after deduction of rent, fares and insurance).Assessment.
3-4Up to 81-Free
8/-1d. per pint
9/-2d. per pint
10/-3d. per pint
5-6Up to 7/-Free
7/-1d. per pint
8/-2d. per pint
9/-3d. per pint
7-8Up to 6/-Free
61-1d. per pint
7/-2d. per pint
8/-3d. per pint
9-10Up to 5/-Free
5/-1d. per pint
6/-2d. per pint
7/-3d. per pint

Table: The following table shows for the past two years, the extent of this service :—

The following table shows for the past two years, the extent of this service :—

Year.Milk Orders issued and taken up.Approx. Cost.
March quarter.June quarter.Sept. quarter.Dec. quarter.*Total.
19375035374705292039£ 607
19385986646508302742884

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* These totals do not include orders subsequently cancelled or withdrawn, which
average 80 or more during each year.
It will be observed that in 1938 there was a large increase in the cost of
milk. Cows' milk was supplied to 83 per cent, of the applicants, dried
milk being supplied to the remaining 17 percent.