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Croydon 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Milk (Mothers and Children) Order.
The table below gives the number of families who were in
receipt of assistance under the provisions of the above-named order
during the year. The Borough Council pay for all dried milks
sold below cost price or given free whether it is ordered at the
Voluntary Centres or at the Municipal Centre. All wet milk
ordered under cost price is also paid for by the Council.
Table XXVI.
| On Dec. 31st, 1933. | New cases during the year. | Cases discontinued. | On Dec. 31st, 1934. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | 366 | 630 | 622 | 374 |
| Half-price | 76 | 151 | 177 | 50 |
| Total | 442 | 781 | 799 | 424 |
In cases where there has been a change from free milk to
milk at half-price it has been counted as a new case.
Assisted Fluid Milk Scheme.
The amount of free milk granted was 121,395 pints. In 1933
it was 121,392 pints.
The amount of free milk granted was 121,395 pints. In 1993 it was 121,392 pints.
| Supplied to Families. | No. of Pints. | Corporation Liability. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | ||
| Milk at l½d. pint | 24,746 | 175 | 2 | 1 |
| Milk Free | 96,649 | 1,287 | 7 | 9 |
| 121,395 | £1,462 | 9 | 10 | |
Wed Milks for Year 1935.
I am much indebted to Mrs. Horn, Hon. Secretary of the
Croydon Mothers' and Infants' Welfare Association, for the
figures relating to dried milk sold or given at all the Centres,
with the exception of the Municipal Centre. There is a decrease
from 1933 in the amount of dried milk given free of 1,286 packets,
of 168 packets sold at half-price; and of 1,217 packets at cost
price.