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and filed, will furnish a record of the scheme's progress, and thereon I
shall prepare a report to you at each monthly meeting. You will note
that on Page 3 of the Ministry's circular it says:—
"It is important that the health visiting staff should be sufficient
" to enable all children under five to be kept under supervision for
"this and other purposes."
I am,
Mrs. Benjafield and Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
SIDNEY C. LAWRENCE,
Medical Officer of Health
The Committee recommended the Council of the 25th November to adopt
the proposals of the Medical Officer of Health contained in the last section of
his fieport ("Procedure"), and that a scale be adopted for the supply of milk
free, or at half-cost to suitable cases. These proposals of the Committee were
adopted by the Council.
At the same meeting a deputation was received from the Women's Section
of the Labour Party with regard to the present price and supply of milk in the
district: also a letter was received from the Workers' Union calling upon the
Council to inaugurate a municipal milk supply under Article 4 of the Profiteering
Act, 1919, and to apply to the Ministry of Health for half-cost. The deputation
urged the establishment of municipal milk depots as a means to improve the
distribution of milk and to lower the price.
The Public Health Committee of the 3rd December reported that pending
the Ministry of Health's approval to the Council's scheme, they had authorised
the Medical Officer of Health to commence to supply the milk.
On the 10th December a conference of Local Authorities was held at the
Guildhall, London, E.C., at which Edmonton was represented by four Councillors
who, on the 23rd December, reported thereon to the Council that the
conference demanded an immediate reduction of the prices of milk, and called
upon the Government to introduce legislation extending the operation of Clause
12 of the Milk and Dairies (Consolidation) Act, 1915 so that. Local Authorities
might establish and maintain depots for the sale of milk to all members of the
community at not less than cost price; further, this conference urged upon
Education Authorities the supreme necessity of supplying necessitous children
attending the public elementary schools with milk free of charge; and that
they be asked to instruct their Care Committees accordingly; the conference
also appointed a deputation, consisting of one representative of each Local
Authority of Greater London, to wait upon the Prime Minister at the earliest
possible date in furtherance of the above resolutions.