HC Deb 25 January 1962 vol 652 c35W
64. Mr. W. Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the latest national figures for the uptake of welfare foods such as orange juice, cod liver oil and vitamin tablets; and how these compare with the figures immediately preceding the recent imposed additional charges on those foods.

Mr. Maclay

In November, 1961, average weekly issues were 14,422 bottles of orange juice, 3,127 bottles of cod liver oil and 1,570 packets of vitamin A and D tablets. In April, 1961, the last month before the reduction of subsidy in which demand was not abnormally inflated, average weekly issues were 37,355 bottles of orange juice, 7,046 bottles of cod liver oil and 3,255 packets of vitamin A and D tablets.

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