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The quantity of milk supplied tree must not ordinarily exceed
one pint per day per person, but, in the case of infants between
three months and eighteen months, in exceptional circumstances
one and a half pints per day may be issued.
During the financial year ended March 31st, 1937, the Milk
Applications' Sub-Committee authorised the distribution of wet
and dry milk to necessitous cases at a cost to the Council of
£1,163 14s. 3d.
In addition to the allowance of free milk to necessitous cases
attending the Welfare Centres, the Maternity and Child Welfare
Committee permitted the free issue of the following commodities :—
Virol, malt, vitamin emulsion, halibut oil and malt, Parrish's
chemical food and lactagol.
During the financial year ended 31st March, 1937, the total
expenditure in respect of free issues (other than milk) was
£168 6s. lOd.
In view of the matters referred to in Circular 1519, the
Committee submitted the following recommendations for extending
the scheme at present in operation :—
1. That the issue of free milk to necessitous expectant mothers
be authorised as soon as a diagnosis of pregnancy
has been established.
2. That the supply of milk to such cases be increased from
one pint to two pints daily if such is thought advisable
for medical reasons.
3. That in order to supplement the issue to necessitous
expectant mothers of such amount of free milk as is
considered necessary, a supply of virol or other extra
food be allowed.
These recommendations were approved by the Council in April,
and have been in operation since their adoption.
Convalescent Home Treatment.—During the year grants in
aid of Convalescent Home Treatment amounting to £15 18s. 3d.
were made by the Council in respect of 3 mothers and 9 children.
Provision of Maternity Beds in Hospitals.—The Council
adopted the following scheme by which maternity patients may be
admitted to the Mothers' Hospital, Clapton.
That the Council pay the sum of one guinea in respect of each
necessitous case admitted from the Borough.
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