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Kensington 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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described in detail in previous reports, and no modification has been required during the past
twelve months.
In the year 1923 there were 577 grants of milk made by the Council's Milk SubCommittee.
Two hundred and sixteen of the grants were in response to new applications,
and the remaining 361 were renewals of grant.
Sixty-six applications for dinners were granted; 31 of these were new applications, and 35
renewals.
| No. of pints of Milk granted. | Price per pint paid by Recipients. | Estimated Cost to Council. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | ||
| 14,852 | Free | 213 | 6 | |
| No. of packets of Milk granted. | Price per lb. packet paid by Recipients. | Estimated Cost to Council. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | ||
| 156 | Free | 13 | 1 | 6 |
| Name of Welfare Centre at which the dried milk was distributed | No. of 1lb. packets sold. | Value of milk sold. | ||
| £ | s. | d. | ||
| Archer Street | 2,316 | 166 | 12 | 0 |
| Bramley Road | 930 | 64 | 3 | 4 |
| Earl's Court | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Golborne | 208 | 16 | 9 | 0 |
| Lancaster Road | 1,087 | 87 | 8 | 2 |
| Raymede | 1,855 | 146 | 5 | 4 |
| - | 6,402 | 481 | 6 | 10 |
| No. of Dinners granted. | Price per Dinner paid by Recipients. | Estimated Cost to Council. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | ||
| 1290 | Free | 32 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | 2d. | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 32 | 11 | 8 | ||
The Mutual Registration of Assistance Society (a branch of the Charity Organisation Society)
have been of considerable help to the Council's Milk Sub-Committee in providing information
of the assistance being given by other bodies to applicants for milk at a reduced price or free of
cost, and the Council acknowledge the value of the work by making an annual grant of £10 to the
Society.
The Council's Milk Sub-Committee work in close co-operation with the Board of Guardians
and a scheme has been formulated whereby milk and dinners recommended by the Milk SubCommittee
are supplied by the Board to certain nursing mothers who are already in receipt of Poor
Law relief. This scheme obviates the undesirable practice of a person being granted a somewhat
similar form of relief by two different authorities.