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Supply of Milk to Expectant and Nursing Mothers and for
Infants.
Under the Regulations of the Ministry of Health, during 1935,
330 families were supplied with cows' milk free, 117 with dried
milk and 4 with condensed milk.
A total of 26,129 quarts of cows' milk, 2,394 lbs. of dried milk
and 88 tins of condensed milk were given free under the Regulations
to 88 nursing mothers, 36 expectant mothers and 478 infants.
In 1934, 377 families were supplied free with cows' milk, 97
with dried milk and 9 with condensed milk.
Infant Welfare Centres.
The Infant Welfare Centres have, as in previous years, been
carried on very economically owing to the assistance which ladies
in the town have voluntarily given. 84 ladies were engaged in the
work at the end of December, 1935. At the Ilford Lane Centre
one of the ladies has carried on a clothing club since 1921, to which
mothers could contribute small sums weekly and withdraw the
whole or part of their contributions as necessity arose. During
1935, £20 7s. Od. was saved by 24 mothers.
During the year the following attendances were recorded:—
Figures for
1934. 1935.
Total number of attendances of infants 52,409 54,011
First attendances 2,121 2,127
Total number of children on roll, December
31st, after omission of all those who had
not attended for six months 3,152 2,994
First Attendances—
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apl. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
231 175 191 129 259 151 237 141 180 219 146 68
Subsequent Attendances—
5167 4242 4395 3107 5216 3279 5303 3173 4559 5867 4555 3021