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from the borough for treatment at either of the under-mentioned
hospitals. Expectant mothers are deemed to be eligible for assistance
under this scheme if by reason of poverty or other cause they
are unable to pay an amount equal to half the average cost per
patient of the maintenance and administration charges of the
hospital concerned for the preceding year.

Provision of Milk and Other Foods to Necessitous Mothers and
Children.— The National Milk Scheme has very largely replaced the
Council's arrangements for the provision of milk to mothers and
children, but proprietary brands of dried milk, including treated
and half-cream milk, are still stocked at the Maternity and Child
Welfare Centres for distribution to mothers who prefer or are
recommended by the Centre Medical Officers to use those products.
During the year proprietary brands of dried milk were supplied
free of cost or at a reduced price to 67 infants upon the recommendation
of the Centre Medical Officers. The cost to the Council was
£86 l1s. 8d.
In addition to the distribution of 4,706 packets of National
Dried Milk (1,646 packets supplied free and 3,060 packets supplied
at 1/2 a packet), the following foods were distributed during the
year at the Welfare Centres :—