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Croydon 1937
[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 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 XIX.
| On Dec. 31st, 1936. | New cases during the year. | Cases discontinued. | On Dec. 31st, 1937. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | 299 | 954 | 807 | 446 |
| Half-price | 84 | 208 | 223 | 69 |
| Total | 383 | 1,162 | 1,030 | 515 |
In cases where there has been a change from free milk to
milk at half-price it has been counted as a new case. The year
showed an increase of 132 in assisted milk cases.
Assisted Fluid Milk Scheme.
The amount of milk granted was 173,000 pints. In 1936 it
was 111,000 pints.
Table XX.
| Supplied to Families. | No. of Pints. | Corporation Liability. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | ||
| Milk at l½d. pint | 29,000 | 143 | 8 | 10 |
| Milk Free | 144,000 | 1,949 | 0 | 9 |
| 173,000 | £2,092 | 9 | 7 | |
Dried Milk (Coupon) Scheme.
The amount of dried milk granted free or at half-price was
11,480 packets. In 1936 it was 7,910 packets.
Table XXI.
| No. of Packets. | Corporation Liability. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | ||
| Dried Milk at Half-price | 2,290 | 79 | 2 | 6 |
| Dried Milk Free | 9,190 | 692 | 5 | 0 |
| 11,480 | £771 | 7 | 6 | |