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Materinity and Child Welfare Committee during the
year 1928-9.
The Mayor-
Alderman R.F.A. Purkiss, J.P., and 15 Members.
Alderman H. W.H. Icough.
Councillors —
*Mrs. P. M. Beacham (Chairman) *Miss M. Sherman
*Mrs. S. H. Mills *Mrs. C.H. Thackeray
(Vice-Chairman) *Mrs. C. R. Turner, J.P.
*Mrs. F. Carter *Mrs. M. Woolner
M.C. Matthews, MA. D. A. Whitenstall
Col. A.C. Ralph, D.S.O.
Co-opted Members—
*Mrs. E. C. Berry *Mrs. L.M. Jones
*Miss C. H. Hervey *Mrs. B. J. T. Lord
*Denotes Members who served on The Assistance Sub-Committee.
Powers and Duties of the Maternity and Child Welfare
Committee.
1.—The Committee shall consist of 15 members, 11 of whom
shall be members of the Council, and four selected by the
Council from outside that Body.
2.—There shall l)e referred to the Committee all matters arising
out of the powers and duties of the Council under the
Maternity and Child Welfare Act, 1918, or any Act or Acts
amending the same, or of any Orders or Regulations made
under such Act or Acts, and the Committee shall make
recommendations to the Council in relation to the matters
aforesaid.
3.—Powers and duties mentioned in Section 6 of the Widows',
Orphans' and Old Age Contributory Pensions Acts, 1925.