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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Edmonton 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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Income.
Income is calculated under the following heads:—
(a) Wages—(1) Parents or guardians weekly wage, the average for
four weeks being taken.
(2) The earnings of children under 14 years.
(b) Lodgers—Children over 14 years of age working are reckoned as
Lodgers.
Income from lodgers is reckoned on the following basis:—
| Payments received per week from lodgers. | Proportion reckoned as income. |
|---|---|
| Up to 12/- | Nil. |
| Over 12/- | 50% or surplus over 12/- |
(c) Letting—The whole amount received is taken as income.
Quantities.
These are prescribed by the Medical Officer of Health for a period not
exceeding one month. The quantities must not exceed:—
(a) For children under eighteen months, not more than one and a half
pints daily.
(b) For children between eighteen months and five years, not more
than one pint daily.
(c) For expectant and nursing mothers, the quantity specified by the
officer above-mentioned.
If dried milk or preparations of milk are used, the quantity should be such
as would, when properly reconstituted, be approximate to the quantities of fresh
milk given above.
LATER NOTES ON THE SCHEME.
In February it was decided to amend the tariff so as to treat all children
over 14 years of age, who are workers, as part of the family instead of lodgers,