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[1935
THE MILK SCHEME FOR NECESSITOUS EXPECTANT AND NURSING
MOTHERS AND CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS OF AGE.
During the year 1935, the sum expended in the provision of fresh and dried
milk for necessitous, expectant and nursing mothers, and children under five years
of age, amounted to £1,967 5s. Id., as against £1,887 19s. 5d. in 1934. The
total amount expended since the Order came into operation in 1918 is
£66,162 8s. 10d.
The total recipients during the year numbered 7,852, and the quantity of milk
supplied to them was equal to 172,816 pints (21,602 gallons).
DISTRIBUTION OF MILK TO NECESSITOUS MOTHERS AND
CHILDREN.
Scale of Income adopted by the Council, 18th January, 1935 :—
Per head.
6/- a week and under, after allowance for rent, Free.
6/1 to 7/5 a week, after allowance for rent, Quarter Cost.
7/6 to 8/- a week, after allowance for rent, Half Cost.
Children living at home and earning not to be counted as members of the
family for the purpose of the scale.
Discretionary power given to the Milk Sub-Committee to deal with applications
for milk where the gross family income is £3 a week or more.
HOME HELPS.
The Borough Council, towards the close of the year, adopted a Home Help
Scheme, but no case was dealt with during the year under review.