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Milk was supplied as follows:-
Number of families in receipt of milk at 1st Jan., 1923:-
free 17
Half-price 1
Number of families supplied during 1923:-
Free 48
Half-price 6
Number of families in receipt of milk at 31st Dec., 1923:-
Free 12
Half-price 2
Total amount of milk supplied:—
Free 7241 pints.
Half-price 428 ,,
Total 7669 ,,
Total cost to the Council £97 15s. 0d.
These figures include 42 pints (cost 14/-) supplied free
to a Kingsbury resident, the cost of which would be re-paid
by the County Council.
DAY NURSERIES.
These institutions perform a useful function in providing
a place where young children can be left under proper care
by mothers who for one reason or another are obliged to go out
to work.
The Burgess Day Nursery is self supporting, its income
being derived from endowment and subscriptions from neighbours.
It accommodates 14 children. Children are received
up to 5 years of age and a few older children attend
for meals only. It is open from 8 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.
The West Hendon Day Nursery receives a grant of £250
per annum from Hendon Urban District Council. A charge
of 1/- per head per day is made but in necessitous cases this