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Walthamstow 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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NURSERY SCHOOL AND CLASSES.
Apart from the children at the Nursery School, 448 children
born in 1930/31 (i.e., under 5 years of age) were on the School
Registers on 31st December, 1934.
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 the 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 1934:—
Number of applications during 1934 5,759
Number of families assisted 1, 024
Of the 5,759 applications, approximately 54 per cent. were from families where the father was unemployed.
| Scale | Amount | Approximate cost to Authority | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | ||
| Free | 280 pints. | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| ½d. per pint | 107,410 „ | 1,153 | 16 | 4 |
| 1d. per pint | 69,710 „ | 607 | 12 | 1 |
| 1½d. per pint | 364 „ | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Half-cost | 18,602 „ | 116 | 6 | 11 |
| 196,366 pints. | £1,884 | 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 21
Home Helps approved during 1934, many mothers attending the
Clinic made their own arrangements to obtain the help of suitable
women whose names were supplied by the Health Visitors.