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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Paddington 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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(b) Dried Milk—supplied at the Welfare Centre attended by the infant; and
(c) Dinners (cut from joint, two vegetables and "sweet") to expectant or nursing
mothers partaken at approved restaurants.
The necessary orders are despatched on the evening of the day on which the Sub-Committee
sits, one copy to the tradesmen and one to the grantee. On the latter the following conditions
are printed :—
Milk supplied under this order is to be used only for the mother or child to whom the
milk has been granted. It is not to be given to other members of the family.
The Medical Officer of Health should informed at once if there be :—
(1) Any change whatever in workplace or income of any member of the family ;
(2) Any change of address; or
(3) Any assistance received from the Relieving Officer.
During the year the following quantities of milk were issued to necessitous mothers :—
Fresh Milk 11,462 quarts.
Dried Milk 600 lbs.
The approximate cost of milk given in this way was £362 17s. 7d.
Income Scale.
| Free. | Half-Price. | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of family. | Total Income less Rent. | Total Income less Rent. |
| 1 | 15/- | 18/- |
| 2 | 20/— | 24/- |
| 3 | 25/6 | 27/- |
| 4 | 30/- | 34/- |
| 5 | 32/6 | 37/6 |
| 6 | 36/- | 42/- |
| 7 | 40/- | 47/6 |
| 8 | 44/- | 51/6 |
| 9 | 48/- | 55/6 |
| 10 | 52/- | 60/- |
| 11 | 56/— | 65/— |
| 12 | 60/- | 70/- |
Particulars of Milk Grants during 1929.
(1928 figures in brackets).
The total number of cases considered by the "Grants" Committee during the year was 1,300 of which 443 represented new applications. These latter were divided up as follows:—
| Number of New Applications. | Granted. | Refused or referred to Guardians. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh Milk 390 Dried Milk 53 Dinners — | (338) (47) (-) | 288 49 | (234) (39) (-) | 102 4 - | (104) (8) (-) |
| 443 | (385) | 337 | (273) | 106 | (112) |
| Number of Orders for Milk | 1,015 | ||||
| At Total Cost | 979 | ||||
| At Half Cost | 36 | ||||
| Number of Quarts at Total Cost | 11,029 | ||||
| „ „ „ Half Cost | 433 | ||||
| Total Number of Quarts | 11,462 | ||||
| Cost of Milk at Total Cost | £ s. d. 311 2 6 | ||||
| „ „ Half Cost | 5 18 1 | ||||
| £317 0 7 | |||||
| Number of Orders for Dried Milk | 152 | ||||
| At Total Cost | 152 | ||||
| At Half Cost Total Cost of Dried Milk | £45 17 0 | ||||
| Number of Orders for Dinners | _ | ||||
| Number of Dinners supplied at Total Cost | - | ||||
| Total Cost of Dinners | - | ||||