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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
St Pancras 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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The extent of the distribution of milk in 1922 is shown in the following figures:—
| Pints of Milk Granted Free. | Pints of Milk Granted Half-price. | Cost to Council. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922. | £ | s. | d. | ||
| January | 11,632 | 1,428 | 264 | 6 | 9 |
| February | 12,440 | 1,408 | 246 | 9 | 0 |
| March | 13,833 | 1,880 | 276 | 19 | 9 |
| April | 12,780 | 1,490 | 144 | 14 | 10½ |
| May | 12,495* | 1,335 | 137 | 2 | 3½ |
| June | 10,451 | 1,094 | 114 | 11 | 3 |
| July | 10,386 | 1,035 | 133 | 12 | 5½ |
| August | 10,132 | 965 | 132 | 7 | 3 |
| September | 9,973 | 1,150 | 131 | 9 | 6 |
| October | 11,202 | 1,062 | 196 | 17 | 8 |
| November | 12,280 | 1,151 | 214 | 5 | 0 |
| December | 12,259 | 1,929 | 219 | 5 | 0 |
| Total for 1922 | 139,863½ | 15,927 | 2,212 | 0 | 9½ |
At the end of 1921 there were 472 families in receipt of milk through the Council's scheme.
559 new families were added to the list of recipients during 1922, and at the end of 1922 there
were 350 families in receipt of milk. As will be seen from the table above, there were supplied
in 1922, 139,8631 pints of milk free and 15,927 pints at half-price, at a cost to the Council of
£2,212 0s. 9½d., half of which sum is repayable by the Ministry of Health. This figure does not
include the cost of administration.
Meals for Mothers and Children.—In August and September 360 free dinners were
supplied to nursing and expectant mothers at the National Kitchen, Prince of Wales Road,
at a cost to the Council of 7d. a meal, or £10 10s. At the end of September this practice was
discontinued owing to the closing of the National Kitchen.
The Council have continued to make an annual grant of £50 to the voluntary committee
of the Kentish Town Dining-room for Mothers. This organisation supplies meals for necessitous
mothers and young children in the Kentish Town neighbourhood. Until 30th September they
were supplied at the National Kitchen, Prince of Wales Road, at a cost to the committee of
9d. until February 20th, 1922, and afterwards 7½d., for a dinner consisting of meat, two vegetables
and pudding for the mothers, and 3d. a head for lighter meals for children under school age.
The mothers were ordinarily charged 3d. for their dinners and 1d. for the children's dinners,
but in many cases even these charges were remitted. In October, November and December
no satisfactory arrangements were made to take the place of the National Kitchen, but by
8th January, 1923, a restaurant in Prince of Wales Crescent undertook to set apart a room for
the mothers' dinners, for which the committee pay 9d. per head for an excellent meal of meat,
two vegetables and pudding. Children are not at present included in the scheme. During the
13 months from 1st March, 1922, to 31st March, 1923, 4,064 dinners were supplied to mothers
and 1,438 to children.
Home for Ailing Children under School Age.—A grant of £500 per annum is made
by the Council in aid of the Mayoress of St. Pancras Home for Sick Poor Children, 1, St. Alban's
Road, N.W.5, which has accommodation for 18 ailing children.
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