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recommendations of Clinic Medical Officers instead of "Tuberculin
Tested" milk, and that the local dairymen be given
notice that the present arrangements for supply of ' 'Tuberculin
Tested" milk will terminate at the end of September;
(c) That provision of meals is not necessary in view of the foregoing
extensions of the Free Milk Scheme.
In December, upon the recommendation of the Maternity and Child
Welfare Committee, the Council agreed that in assessing cases under
the Free Milk Scheme, the first 5s. of any sickness benefit, disability
pension or accident pay, and also the first 5s. of the earnings of any
children at work should be ignored.
During the 52 weeks ended 1st January, 1938, 7,547 applications
for free milk were received, of which 6,133 were granted. (The number
of persons granted milk was 9,278.) Orders were issued for 75,911 pints
of Tuberculin Tested milk and 29,747 pints of Pasteurised milk, and
25,430 pounds of dried milk, the total commitments amounting to
approximately £3,476.
In addition, orders were issued for 1,432 bottles (40z.) of iron solution
and 9,936 bottles (40z.) of cod liver oil.
461 cases were investigated by the Enquiry Officer. All cases were
found satisfactory.

The following table shows in comparative form the applications, etc.,
during the last ten years:—