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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 51
4 per cent., the vendors were warned, and further samples
procured, which were found correct.
(b) Determinations made of milk-fat in cream sold as Preserved
' Cream:—
(1) Above 35 per cent 83
(2) Below 35 per cent —
Total 83
(c) and (d). In each of the 83 samples procured as
served Cream the provisions as to labelling were duly
observed.
(3) Thickening substances Nil.
(4) Other observations Nil.
Milk and Food.
The Council decided on the 11th April, 1918, to supply, under
the Milk (Mothers and Children) Order, milk free of cost to
necessitous expectant and nursing mothers, and to children under
five years of age. This scheme came into force on the 1st May,
1918.
In March, 1921, in Circular 185 the Ministry of Health
limited the supply of free milk to expectant mothers for two
months prior to confinement, to nursing mothers, and to infants
and children under three years of age. Between the ages of
three and five years milk may be given on a medical certificate.
All applications are investigated, and on the 1st April, 1921,
a form of application was adopted, to be filled in by the husband
and signed by both husband and wife. Should the income per
head, after deducting rent, fall below the scale approved by the
Council, as shown in the subjoined table, one pint of milk is
supplied daily (or 1 lb. packet of dried milk weekly), to an expectant
or nursing mother, and to children under three years of
age, no more than two pints of milk daily being allowed in one
family. Cases in which the average income was slightly over