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This good start is continued by allowing the nursing mother to attend for dinners
which are the means of making it possible for many to breast feed their babies who
would otherwise wean them at once or after a few weeks.
The attendances at these two Centres during the year were as follows :—
Model Welfare
Centre. 31, Herbert St.
Number of individual mothers attending ... 114 122
Total attendances 6,625 8,749
Milk Allowances.
An allowance of milk is made to necessitous nursing and expectant mothers and
to children under 5 years of age whose parents are necessitous. These allowances,
which are made upon the recommendation of the Health Visitor, and the certificate
of the Assistant Medical Officer of Health, after report by the Enquiry Officer, are
as follows:—
Nursing and expectant mothers 1 pint daily.
Child under 3 years of age 1 pint daily.
Child 3-5 years (upon special medical certificate) 1 pint daily.
Child 3-18 months (upon special medical certificate) 1½ pints daily.
1 lb. of dried milk per week is allowed at the discretion of the doctor instead of
1 pint of wet milk daily.
The number of individuals in receipt of milk allowance which was 800 at the
beginning of the year, reached a maximum of 1,200 in June and fell to 1,000 at the
end of the year.

In calculating the net family income for the purposes of this scale, there should
be deducted from the gross income payments made in respect of rent and contributions
for State insurances, for health, unemployment and pensions and voluntary contributions
for hospital treatment.