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(c) Children up to three years, also in exceptional
cases children between three and five years
of age.
The quantity of milk authorised does not exceed
one pint per day except in the case of children between
3 months and 18 months where a special medical
certificate is furnished, and in which case as much as
1½ pints per day may be authorised. Dried milk is
issued in packets, each containing the equivalent of
7 pints of fresh milk.
Applications are made by mothers at the Maternity
and Child Welfare Centre, Cornwall Road, either on
Tuesday or Friday morning at 10 o'clock, when the
Superintendent Health Visitor and an assistant are in
attendance to obtain the necessary particulars in each
case. The particulars given are verified by writing
to employers and by reference to the Board of
Guardians.
A scale of income is appended which is used for
the purpose of determining whether applicants are to
be regarded as necessitous, and as to whether milk shall
be supplied free or at half-price.
A special medical certificate is also required in the
case of children between 3 and 5 years of age. The
existence and duration of pregnancy must be verified
by the signature of a doctor or midwife.
Applications for grants are considered in detail
by a Sub - Committee of the Public Health Committee
(which is the statutory Committee under the Maternity
and Child Welfare Act, 1918). The grants authorised
by the Sub-Committee are reported to the full Public
Health Committee. In case of emergency the Superintendent
Health Visitor is authorised to issue milk
pending the submission of the case to the Sub-Committee.
Grants are normally for a period of four weeks
calculated to a Saturday, and are renewable, subject
to further application and approval by the Sub-