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Lambeth 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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Lambeth Milk Assistance Scheme (Free or Aided Supplies).
The Lambeth Milk Assistance Scheme is still in existence, but the
amount of milk distributed thereunder, and the numbers of expectant
and nursing mothers and children under 5 years of age benefited have
been correspondingly reduced on account of the lowness of the present
income-limit allowed by the Ministry of Health on the ground ol
national economy. The Old Milk Orders and the unrestricted
Milk Assistance Scheme had proved, beyond doubt, since 1918, the
great value of milk as an accessory food for expectant and nursing
mothers and for children under 5 years of age. This value of milk as
an accessory food is still being proved in Lambeth (and elsewhere). The
administration of the Lambeth Milk Assistance Scheme is carried out
by the different Welfare Centres (including the Milk Depot), and much
additional work has, consequently, been thrown upon the various
administrative staffs concerned (in some instances, extra help having
to be engaged for the purpose).
(No. 1), 1918. The figures are as follow:—
| Years. (Financial) | Cost of Milk distributed | Total Cost. | Total amount of Milk dis- ribtued in gallons (approximately;* | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Through Welfare Centres. | Through Milk Depot.* | |||||||||
| 1918-19 (3 m'ths.) | 232 | 15 | 3 | 69 | 4 | 3 | 301 | 6 | 3,151 | |
| 1919-20 | 2,780 | 10 | 557 | 10 | 3,337 | 10 | 11 | 34,827 | ||
| 1920-21 | 13,836 | 7 | 3 | 1,564 | 7 | 3 | 15,400 | 6 | 160,703 | |
| 1921-22 | 8 | 5 | 1,172 | 0 | 8 | 5,768 | 9 | 1 | 60,192 | |
| 1922-23 | 3,553 | 15 | 4 | 1,064 | 5 | 4,618 | 14 | 9 | 48,196 | |
| 1923-24 | 3,38o | 15 | 353 | 15 | 3 | 3,734 | 2 | 38,969 | ||
| 1924-25 | 2,977 | 19 | 8 | 137 | 17 | 7 | 3,115 | 17 | 31,543 | |
| 1,572 | 13 | 9 | 73 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 24,731 | |||
| £3,2930 | 16 | 5 | £4,939 | 2 | .£37,923 | 18 | 5 | |||
*N.B.—See also the figures for the Milk Depot, dealing with milk supplied to
all cases (necessitous and non-necessitous), representing for the 7 years 1918-1925
a net expenditure of £2,752 4s. 6d. (total expenditure £13,427 16s. od. less
receipts from mothers of £10,675 IIS* 6d.),
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