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One pint of milk daily for a period of 28 days or one packet of
dried milk weekly for four weeks is granted to each expectant
mother after the sixth month of pregnancy and for each child under
three years of age. This age limit is extended to five years when
the children are attending infant welfare centres and are certified
by a centre Doctor to be in need of extra nourishment. Assistance
is not given in cases in which the income exceeds 10s. Od. a week
for each member of the family unless there are exceptional circumstances
such as heavy indebtedness incurred during long periods
of unemployment or sickness.

The number of families assisted under the scheme during the
year was 1,333.
In addition to the cow's milk and dried milk supplied free of
cost or at a reduced price, dried milk is supplied at the infant
welfare centres at cost price, whilst other foods, medicines, etc.,
are supplied free of cost or at cost price. Details of the sale of
dried milk and of the sale or free distribution of other foods and
medicines are given below:—