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WELFARE FOODS
The W.V.S. continued issues from their central office
throughout the week and on Saturday mornings, and supplies were
available at all Infant Welfare Centres while in session. Total
issues made during the year were:-
National Dried Milk 68,925
Cod Liver Oil 14,080
Vitamins A and D (for Expectant Mothers) 13,672
Orange Juice 125,594
There was a further fall in the sale of national dried milk
and cod liver oil. Contributory causes are earlier weaning and
reluctance to retrieve milk tokens from dairymen. In the event
of failure of lactation, the interim period before weaning is
easily covered by the purchase without formalities of proprietary
brands of dried milk. Such purchases balanced against the
continued receipt of liquid milk at reduced cost make little
difference to the total family budget.
Cod liver oil has never been popular and there is a marked
preference for more pleasant Vitamin D products, especially
amongst the mothers most careful in the feeding of their
infants.
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE AND PHYSIOTHERAPY CLINIC
Arrangements were made for a session a week of physiotherapy
and remedial exercises to be available at New Addington. Applications
for physiotherapy for children under five years of age
continue to diminish, while an anticipated increase in sessions
for expectant mothers was delayed by the setback in the completion
of new premises at Lodge Road.
Details of attendances are given in Appendix, page 113.