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Croydon 1938
[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, 1937. | New cases during the year. | Cases discontinued. | On Dec. 31st, 1938. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | 446 | 1,391 | 1,169 | 663 |
| Half-price | 69 | 194 | 130 | 88 |
| Total | 515 | 1,585 | 1,349 | 751 |
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 236 in assisted milk cases.
Assisted Fluid Milk Scheme.
The amount of milk granted was '261,000 pints In 1937 it was 173,000 pints.
Table XX.
| Supplied to Families. | No. of Pints. | Corporation Liability. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | ||
| Milk at 1½d. pint | 29,000 | 181 | 5 | 0 |
| Milk Free | 232,000 | 3,317 | 18 | 10 |
| 261,000 | £3,499 | 3 | 10 | |
Dried Milk (Coupon) Scheme.
The amount of dried milk granted free or at half-price was 14,108 packets. In 1937 it was 11,480 packets.
Table XXI.
| No. of Packets. | Corporation Liability. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | ||
| Dried Milk at Half-price | 1,540 | 113 | 4 | 3 |
| Dried Milk Free | 12,568 | 951 | 0 | 10 |
| 14,108 | £1,064 | 5 | 1 | |