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the amount received from the mothers was £6 13s. 6d.
For dental treatment the sum of 15s. 6d. was also received
from the mothers.
12. Provision of Milk for Expectant and Nursing
Mothers and for Children under 5 years of age.—Under
the Milk (Mothers and Children) Order, 1918, milk was
supplied in the manner indicated in a previous section
of the Report to expectant and nursing mothers in
necessitous circumstances. The extent of this provision
was as follows :—
39 mothers received 1 pint of milk for 1 month.
29 „ „ 1½ pints „ „ 1 „
64 „ „ 2 „ „ „ 1 „
20 „ „ 1 pint „ „ 2 months.
21 „ „ 1½ pints „ ,, 2
35 „ „ 2 „ „ „ 2 „
3 „1pint „ ,, 3 „
5 ,, „ l½ pints „ „ 3 „
12 2„ 3 „
1 „ 2 „ „ „ 5 „
Total 229
Under the same Order the amount of milk supplied
to children under 5 years of age was as follows :—
26 children received 1 pint of milk for 1 month.
21 „ 1½ pints „ „ 1 month.
3 „ 1 pint „ „ 2 months.
2 „ 1½ pints „ „ 2
1 „ 1 pint „ „ 3
2 „ l½ pints „ ,, 3
1 „ 1 pint „ „ 4
Total 56