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Hampstead 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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6. Supply of Milk and Food.
(a) The following table indicates what arrangements are made for this service:—
| Terms of supply. | Milk. | Meals supplied at Dining Centres. | Other Food. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expectant Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Children under 5 years of age. | Expectant Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Children under 5 years of age. | Expectant Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Children under 5 years of age. | |
| Free, or at less than cost price, in necessitous cases | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| At cost price in other cases (e.g., sale of dried milk at Centres) | No | No. | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
(b) Total quantity of milk supplied during the year to expectant
and nursing mothers and young children :—
Liquid Dried
gallons. pounds,
(i) by the Council 11500¾ 946
(ii) by Voluntary Associations
operating in
area Nil 4108
11500¾ 5054
7. Maternity Homes and Hospitals (excluding maternity beds in Homes for Mothers and Babies—see Heading 10). I.
| Separate maternityinstitutions provided by the Council. | Other Institutions with maternity wards provided by the Council,e.g., those transferred to the Council under Part I of the Local Govern-ment Act, 1929. | Institutions provided by Voluntary Associations and subsidised by the Council. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Institutions | Up to outbreak of war, 1 Ward in New End (L.C.C.) Hospital with 5 maternity beds. After 3rd Sept., 1939, no Ward reserved for Borough Council cases. | Nil | Nil |
| Number of maternity beds (exclusive of isolation and labour beds.) | Nil | Nil | |
| Total number of women admitted to these beds during the year. | 54 | Nil | Nil |