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supply of supplementry quantites of milk to mothers AND young children.
Under the National Milk Scheme certain quantities of liquid or Dried Milk
are supplied to all expectant mothers and children under 5, either at 2d a pint for
wet milk, or l/2d a packet for dried milk, or free, according to the Linistry of
Food Assessment Scale. Children up to the age of 12 months are also eligible for
a supplementary quantity of wet or dried milk, and in respect of those cases where
the first pint or packet is assessed as free the Council have agreed to pay the cost
of the supplementary quantity. During 1942, the total quantity of milk supplied in
this way and paid for by the Council was:-
No. of Recipients 458 Pints of Milk 6,893½ £125. 10. 9½d
do. 1,457 Lbs. of Dried Milk 4,295¼ £202. 8. 4d
SUPPLY OF VITAMIN PREPARATION FOR CHILDREN UNDER FIVE.
As was reported in the Annual Report for l941, the Ministry of Health in
conjunction with the Ministry of Food initiated a scheme to provide Vitamin products
in the form of Fruit Juice and Cod Liver Oil for all children up to the age of 5 years.
Maternity & Child Welfare Authorities were asked to co-operate in the distribution
of these products. The Scheme, which came into force in 1941, meant that the
Maternity & Child Welfare Office at the Town Hall and the Voluntary Welfare Centres
agreed to act as Distributing Centres for those vitamin products. It was found,
however, during the middle of the year that owing to prossure of other work and
call-up for the Forces of staff, that the Maternity & Child Welfare Office was
unable to deal with this distribution, and accordingly the Ministry of Food were asked
if they could make other arrangements. The Voluntary Welfare Centres continued to
act as Distributing Centres, but in July those wishing to obtain these vitamins at
the Town Hall were asked to obtain them from the Milk Office section of the Food
Office instead of at the Maternity &. Child Welfare Office.
SUPPLEMENTARY COUPONS FOR EXPECTANT MOTHERS.
The above Scheme, reported in 1941, continued throughout this year, and
during the year 3,763 Expectant Mothers resident in the Borough of Islington were
issued with supplementary coupons on the production of a Medical Certificate
complying with Board of Trade regulations, at the Maternity & Child Welfare Office.
MATERNITY HOSPITAL GRANTS.
Contributions for Maternity cases admitted to beds at Maternity Hospitals
at the rate of 10/- per case were:-
University College Hospital £42. 6. 8d.
Royal Free Hospital £2. 12. 0d.
(Scheme altered September 1942 - in both cases to 10/- per case for a percentage of
notified Births - i.e. University College Hospital 33% and Royal Free Hospital 20%).
NURSING IN THE HOME.
The following payments were made to the North London District Nursing
Association during the year:-
Visits - Maternity. & Child Welfare £21. 4. 0d.
- Public Health £7. 9. 0d.
DAY NURSERIES.
A further 7 War-time Day Nurseries were opened in the Borough, with the
approval of the Ministry of Health, during 1942, making 8 in all as listed under,
providing accommodation for 403 children. An ever increasing demand for the care of
the children of women in industry or wishing to go into industry made it apparent that
more Day Nurseries would be required and proposals were submitted to the Ministry of
Health accordingly. Places
Scholefield Road N.19. 55
265, Camden Road N.7. 66
160, Hornsey Lane N.6. 64
34/5, Huntingdon Street N.1. 33
6, Clephane Road N.1. 55
23/2, Packington Street N.1. 33
23/3, Plimsoll Road N.4. 47
Pembroke Street N.1. 50
403 Total Nursery Places.
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