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Women's Dental Clinic.-—At the Dental Clinic, held
at 18, Bagley's Lane, 110 women attended, making 375
attendances, and 90 were provided with dentures.
There was a gratifying increase in the number of
women availing themselves of this service, as in 1920
only 52 women were treated,
Visual Defects.—25 women attending the Welfare
Centres were treated by the Ophthalmic Surgeon attached
to the School Treatment Centre for defective sight.
Milk (Mothers' and Children's') Orders, 1918-1919.—
During the year grants of milk free or at a reduced price
to expectant mothers and to children under five years
were made in 514 cases, and the amount expended was,
for dried milk, £912 15s., and for fresh milk, £129, a
total of £1,041 15s.
The amount expended in 1920 was £1,169 14S.
The applications are considered by a Sub-Committee
of the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee, who
make the necessary enquiries as to the circumstances
of the applicants, and each case is re-considered at least
every four weeks.
The scale of income that is now in force under which
grants are made is as under:—
No, in Family.
Nett Weekly Family
Income after Payment
of Rent.
Free.
Half-price.
Husband and Wife after 6 months of
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d,
pregnancy
1
1
0
1
6
0
Husband, Wife and 1 Child
1
5
0
1
9
6
,, ,, 2 Children
1
10
0
1
14
0
,, ,, 3
1
15
0
2
1
0
,, ,, 4
1
18
0
2
4
0
,, ,, 5
2
2
0
2
8
0
,, ,, 6
2
5
0
2
11
0
,, ,, 7
2
9
0
2
15
0
In addition to that given free, or at a reduced price,
26,085 lbs. of dried milk, value £2,90 15s., were sold at
cost price to persons recommended by the Health
Visitors or the Welfare Centres.