Last week, preparations were made to open a feeding centre for children
of pre-school age. Due to lack of financial means the feeding centre was
not opened.
Point 3. Advice centre and milk kitchen for infants
The above-mentioned institution has already existed for 15 years. With the
outbreak of the war the activity was halted. In October of this year the activity
was revived, but on a limited scale. Medical advice for mothers is all that
is provided. In mid-November of this year the institution is taken over by the
Jewish community [3] and distribution of milk for infants begins.
Up to 7 December of this year the activity of the institution is as follows:
136 children were provided for. There were 41 doctors’ visits. During this
period, 243 litres of milk were distributed. 43 children were fed. 3 litres of
cod-liver oil were distributed for 15 children. The number of meal days came
to 493. The milk kitchen is active daily from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Point 4. Orphanage
There are now 39 children in the orphanage; before the war, there were 60.
Before the war, the orphanage was supported by the municipalities of Warsaw
and Piotrków. Now the institution is maintained exclusively by the Jewish
community. The activity of the institution is as follows:
The number of orphans in September 1939.
26 boys aged 5 to 18 years; 14 girls aged 7 to 16 years; 3 staff people.
In order to maintain the institution, in the month of September the
kehillah spent:
1. In cash, 263.75 zlotys
2. In kind:
42 kilos wheat flour, buckwheat flour 13 kilo, 2 kilo meat, 0.50 [kilo]
ceres,⁶¹¹ 1 kilo sugar kostki,⁶¹² 0.50 [kilo] sugar meal, 100 kilo rye flour,
and 6 loaves of bread, each loaf 2 kilo.
The number of orphans in October:
25 boys aged 5 to 18 years; 14 girls aged 7–14; 3 staff people.
611 (Polish) tallow.
612 (Polish) cubes.
