London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Barking 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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| Number of families supplied with one quart per day free of cost | 4 |
| Number of families supplied with one quart per day at half cost | 62 |
| Total | 149 |
Period for which milk was supplied was as follows (four weekly periods) :—
| One month and under | 48 |
| Two months | 44 |
| Three months | 28 |
| Four months | 14 |
| Five months | 4 |
| Six months | 4 |
| Seven months | 2 |
| Eight months | 1 |
| Nine months | 2 |
| Ten months | 1 |
| Eleven months | 1 |
| Total | 149 |
The number of children under five, nursing and expectant mothers supplied was as follows (these figures include cases dried milk) :—
| Free. | Half-price. | |
|---|---|---|
| Children under five years | 47 | 14 |
| Nursing mothers | 64 | 38 |
| Expectant mothers | 24 | 8 |
Of these :—
2 lbs. per week was given free in 16 instances.
1 lb. per week was given free in 9 instances.
2 lbs. per week was given at half-price in 2 instances.
The periods were: Four weeks in 9 cases, and for successive
periods of four weeks the figures were 3, 6, 2, 3, 3, 1, giving 27 in
all.
The quantity of dried milk sold was 101 cwts. 8 lbs.