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Walthamstow 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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6. ASSISTED MILK SCHEME.
Milk is supplied under this Scheme to expectant and nursing
mothers and to children under three years of age. It is not a condition
that applicants should attend the Welfare Centres, although,
in practice, many do so.
Applications are made on special forms which give particulars
of income and rent and are scrutinised each week by lady members
of the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee who attend in
rotation.
Milk may be either granted free or at reduced cost, and the following shows the amount and approximate cost of milk granted by the Committee during 1932:—
| Number of applications during 1932 | 4,709 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of families assisted | 922 | |||
| Scale. | Amount. | Appoximate cost to Authority. | ||
| £ | s. | d. | ||
| Free | 355 pints | 4 | 8 | 9 |
| |d. per pint | 106,796 ,, | 1,112 | 9 | 2 |
| Id. ,, | 42,103 ,, | 350 | 17 | 2 |
| 2d. ,, ,, | 56 ,, | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Half-cost | 8,029 ,, | 50 | 3 | 7 |
| Total | 157,339 „ | £1,518 | 3 | 4 |
7. HOME HELPS.
Applications for the provision of Home Helps are considered
by the Milk Rota Committee and, if approved, a payment of 12s. 6d.
per week for two weeks is made. In addition to the 12 Home Helps
approved during 1932, many mothers attending the Clinic made their
own arrangements to obtain the help of suitable women whose names
were supplied by the Health Visitors.
8. INSTITUTIONAL TREATMENT, ETC.
A total of 15 children were sent to Institutions under arrangements
approved by your Committee. The details were as follows:—
Brookfield Orthopaedic Hospital, 7; Lennox Home, 3; Benhilton
Babies' Home, 2; Brookscroft, 1; Susan Fairlie Home, 1; Cheyne
Hospital, 1.