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(d) That notice be given to Mr. H. J. Chard to
terminate on July 30th, 1910, his contract
with the Council for supply of Milk to the
Depot.
(e) That the manageress, female assistants, carman
and boy employed at the Milk Depot,
be notified that their duties under the Council
in connection with the Milk Depot will cease
on July 30th, 1910.
(/) That the mothers of infants who are at
present using Depot milk be informed that
the supply by the Council will cease about
July 30th, 1910.—Council's Minutes, 23rd
May, 1910, page 475.
By order of the Council I made a report as to the value
of the Depot and the results likely to follow its closure,
which was printed in the Council's Minutes for 29th June,
1910, page 576.
Infant Consultation.
49a. As long as the Milk Depot existed, mothers whose
infants had Depot Milk were easily induced to bring their
babies to the Depot for weighing and advice as to feeding.
Many of these brought friends with babies fed at the breast
or by hand. Consequently the weekly consultations were
well attended. When the Depot was closed, the Health
Committee decided that the consultations should be continued
at the Town Hall, which, though less centrally situated
geographically than the Milk Depot, is nearer to the
business centre of the town, and seemed therefore likely to
be as good a centre. The Health Visitor and Medical