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great value of milk as an accessory food lor 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). Administratively, the Scheme is acting satisfactorily
(restricted, however, by the Ministry of Health's new income-scales).

Municipal Milk Depot and Infants Consultations Centre.
(.Municipal Milk Depot, inaugurated by the Council 11)03 )
Record of Work carried out during 1926.
104 new infants and children were entered upon the Register and
fed, their ages being at the time of commencing the milk:—
Under 3 months 31 9-12 months 15
3-6 months 29 Over 12 months and
6-9 months 13 under 2 years 16
Total 104
* N.B.—See also the figures for the Milk Depot, dealing with milk supplied to
all cases (necessitous and non-necessitous), representing for the 8 years 1918-1926
a net expenditure of £2,412 14s. 8d. (total expenditure £ 13,701 1s. 11d. less
receipts from mothers of £11,288 7s. 3d.).
I he figures giving the cost ot the Lambeth Milk Assistance
Scheme (free or aided supplies) are interesting as showing the comparatively
large amount of milk (ordinary milk and dried milk), which
has been distributed under such Scheme, which first came into force
on February 8th, 1918, under powers given by the Milk (Mothers and
Children) Order, 1918, and the Local Authority (Food Control Order