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Kensington 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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HOME HELPS.
Eight applications were received during the year for the provision of home helps under the
Council's Scheme. The assistance requested was granted in seven cases for a period of fourteen
days each ; the remaining application was granted for 28 days. The gross cost of the scheme to
the Council during the year was £13 10s. Od
SUPPLY OF EXTRA NOURISHMENT FOR EXPECTANT AND NURSING
MOTHERS AND FOR INFANTS.
In the year 1930 there were 591 grants of milk made by the Council's Milk Sub-Committee.
One hundred and eighty-four of the grants were in response to new applications, and the
remaining 407 were renewals of grant.
Fourteen applications for dinners were granted; 8 of these were new applications, and 6 were renewals.
| No. of pints of milk granted. | Price per pint paid by recipients. . | Estimated cost to Council. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13,783 | Free | s. 15 | d. 10 | |
| No of packets of milk granted. | Price per 1 lb. packet paid by recipients. | Estimated cost to Council. | ||
| 432 | Free | s. 8 | d. 0 | |
| Name of welfare centre at which the dried milk was distributed. | No. ol lib. packets sold. | Value of milk sold. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | ||
| Archer Street - | 1,646 | 123 | 9 | 0 |
| Bramley Road | 1,149 | 86 | 3 | 6 |
| CampdenHill- | 530 | 39 | 15 | 0 |
| Golborne | 437 | 32 | 15 | 6 |
| Kenley Street - | 535 | 40 | 2 | 6 |
| Lancaster Road | 5,078 | 380 | 17 | 0 |
| Raymede | 2,729 | 204 | 13 | 6 |
| 12,104 | 907 | 16 | 0 | |
| No. of dinners granted. | Price per dinner paid by recipients. | Estimated cost to Council. |
|---|---|---|
| 240 | Free | £ s. d. 6 0 0 |
The Mutual Registration of Assistance Society (a branch of the Charity Organization Society)
has 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.
In former years the late Board of Guardians granted relief in the form of dinners to
expectant and nursing mothers when circumstances appeared suitable and an infant welfare centre
was sufficiently near the woman's home. This form of assistance was very valuable in cases
specially selected by the relieving officers, but on the transfer of powers on the 1st April, 1930,
it was discontinued.