Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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dition before a supply is granted. The milk may be granted free
or at a reduced cost to:—
(a) Nursing Mothers;
(b) Expectant Mothers in the last 3 months of pregnancy;
(c) Children up to 3 years of age.
In addition dinners may also be given to nursing and expectant
mothers where the family income falls within the Council's scale. It
is a condition that these dinners must not be taken home, but must
bo consumed by the mother herself on the premises.
Particulars of the amount of milk, etc., distributed will be
found in the following tables. The approximate cost to the Council
under this heading during the year was £3,549.