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Hackney 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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The following is the scale of income under which grants are made :—

Income per head of the family after deduction of rent and insurances.Proportion of cost to be borne by the applicant.
Up to 7s. 0d. per weekFree.
Over 7s. 0d. but under 8s. 0d. per week25% of cost.
Over 8s. 0d. but under 9s. 0d. per week50% of cost.
Over 9s. 0d. but under 10s. 0d. per week75% of cost.

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 following are particulars of the applications received, the assistance granted and the cost of the scheme to the Council during the year :—

Form of Assistance.No. of Applications.Cost to the Council.
Received.Granted.
Cow's Milk4,9004,868£s.d.
1,823132
Dried Milk1,3431,326460188
Totals6,2436,1942,2841110

The number of families assisted under the scheme during the
year was 1,623.
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:—