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Applications are made at the Public Health Department at any time, when particulars
of the circumstances of the family are obtained. Whenever considered necessary wages, etc.,
are verified from the employer, and other enquiries instituted by the investigation officer.
Close touch is also maintained with all other sources of assistance.
The "Grants" Sub-Committee meet weekly and all new cases (applications made during
the previous seven days) are considered. In addition other expiring grants are brought forward
for re-consideration and with them is a report by the health visitor on the condition of the
mother or child in receipt of the grant and a note by the investigation officer dealing with
financial or other circumstances at that juncture. Generally, renewals are made for four weeks,
discretion being given to the investigation officer to issue orders up to that period for one, two
or three weeks as he may consider advisable. Pending a sitting of the "Grants" SubCommittee
the Medical Officer of Health may authorise emergency grants.
Grants take one or other of the following forms:—
(a) Fresh milk to expectant or nursing mother or a child under 5 years of age (see
first paragraph) on an order issued on the dairyman usually supplying the family ;
(b) Dried Milk—supplied at the Welfare Centre attended by the infant;
(c) Dinners (cut from joint, two vegetables and milk pudding) to expectant or nursing
mother partaken at approved restaurants ;
(d) Accessory Foods—Oil and malt, etc.
The necessary orders are despatched direct to the tradesman and a copy sent or handed
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 be 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 ;
(3) Any assistance received from the Relieving Officer.
Particulars of Milk Grants during 1931.
(1930 figures in brackets).
The total number of cases considered by the "Grants" Committee during the year
was 3,047 of which 993 represented new applications. These latter were divided up as
follows :—
Number of
New Applications.
Granted.
Refused, withdrawn or referred
to Public Assistance Committee.
Fresh Milk 852 (561) 712 (489) 140 (72)
Dried Milk 132 (87) 130 (82) 2 (5)
Dinners 9 (4) 8 (4) 1 (-)
993 (652) 850 (575) 143 (77)
Details relating to the numbers of orders issued and the expenditure incurred are given
below.
Number of Orders for Milk 2,633 (1,761)
At Total Cost 2,552 (1,730)
At Half Cost 81 (31)
Number of Quarts at Total Cost 28,358 (21,594)
„ „ Half Cost 882 (402)
Total Number of Quarts 29,240 (21,996)
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Cost of Milk at Total Cost 749 15 9 (597 2 6)
Half Cost 11 13 1 (5 8 7)
£761 8 10 (£602 11 1)
Number of Orders for Dried Milk 619 (361)
At Total Cost 615 (361)
At Half Cost 4 (-)
Total Cost of Dried Milk £166 10 1 (£105 3 0)
Number of Orders for Dinners 22 (8)
Number of Dinners supplied at Total Cost 312 (107)
Total Cost of Dinners £18 4 5 (£6 6 2)