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The income and number in family are taken into
consideration in determining whether a case needs assistance.
Each applicant furnishes the necessary particulars
on a form provided by the Council.
These particulars are verified, and the forms, after
being scrutinsed by myself, are examined by a Sub-Committee
of the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee
formed for that purpose.
New forms are issued every three months to applicants
receiving assistance, and the milk books supplied
to applicants are examined monthly by the Health
Visitor.
No order is given to supply milk for a longer period
than one month, at the end of which time the circumstances
of the applicant are again verified.
A large percentage of the cases assisted were un-employed
persons.
The cost to the Council for this service was approximately
£245. Dried milk is supplied from the office at
cost price to such cases as are recommended by the
Health Visitors.
The scheme for granting assistance has now been
in operation for some years, but the number of persons
assisted during the year 1925 was considerably lower
than was the case for the four previous years.
The Council's Maternity Home, about which I have
previously remarked in this Report, has proved very
useful during the year.
Ante-natal work is also carried on at this building
with good results.
This Home has now been established five years.
No case of Ophthalmia Neonatorum was notified
in the Area during the year.
In conclusion, I wish to record my appreciation
and thanks to the members of the Staff of the Health
and Maternity and Child Welfare Departments for the
loyal and efficient manner in which they have rendered
their services throughout the year.
Yours obediently,
THOS. W. HINDS,
Medical Officer of Health.
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