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10. Supply of Milk and Accessory Foods.
The Borough Council's scheme provides for the issue of fluid and
dried milk, at full cost, or free, or at half-cost, according to a Scale of
Necessity, to
(a) Expectant mothers during the last six months of pregnancy.
(b) Nursing mothers.
(c) Children up to three years, also, in exceptional circumstances
to children between three and five years of age.
The issue is in general accordance with the Minister of Health's
Circular No. 185.
Various brands of dried milk are issued, labelled specially to the
Council's directions to avoid the use of trade names.
In 1938, the following free or half-price issues were authorised:—
10,228 families were given fortnightly supplies.
Fluid milk formed the bulk of this supply, dried milk being issued
only on the recommendation of the Centre Medical Officers.
Issues of Cod Liver Oil and Malt and Virol are made upon medical
advice to debilitated children, the parent paying cost price, where able.
11. Compensation to Midwives.
Where an expectant mother, referred to the Ante-natal Clinic by a
midwife with whom she has "booked," is found to be suffering from
some abnormality which necessitates her confinement in hospital, the
Council pay to the midwife a portion of her prospective fee which would
be otherwise lost. In 4 instances this policy was carried into effect,
involving a total expenditure of £2 0s. 0d.
Payment of Midwives' Fees.
This was discontinued as from the 1st January, 1938, in view of
the inception of the L.C.C. domiciliary midwifery scheme.
12. Health Education.
As the primary consideration of the work of the Medical Officers at
the Clinics and the Health Visitors in the homes is essentially that of