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and children who are on Public Assistance, was
continued during the year, the refund amounting
to £660. As reported last year, the scheme involves
a great deal of clerical labour which might well be
reduced if the L.C.C. could adopt a simpler method
of accounting in the matter.
SUPPLY OF DRIED MILKS, Etc.
Apart from the milk issued free or at half-price,
dried milk of various brands, labelled specially to
the Council's directions to avoid the use of trade
names, is sold to the mothers a little above cost
price. The amount sold during the year was as
follows :—
Dried Milk 7,517 pkts.
NURSING ASSISTANCE.
A scheme of home nursing has been in operation
for some years by arrangement with a voluntary
organisation, the Shoreditch and Bethnal Green
Nursing Association.