Ing. Viscentini: Total allocations have been made for 120,000 people
in Rome Province, including the City of Rome.
Silber: That brings us up to date ecept for milk and vitami
Mgr. Carroll-Abbing: Up to the present milk and vitamins have been
distributed to 4,902 children in 94 orphanages and institutions in
Rome. I think our first figure of 8,000 children will not be
exaggerated. I think they can count on about 130 institutions
altogether in Rome. We will make distributions to the childrens
hospitals but instead of giving the children ordinary powered milk,
they will be given a quanity of dextri-malltose and protein milk in
addition to the vitamins. In this way teh special types of milk
will be used more efficiaciously and there will be greater security
in regard to medical control. I think that in two days we will
have finished the distribution of milk in the City of Rome. We
then plan to set up the same organization in Naples and to distribute
milk to about 5,000 children there.
. Parkinson: We decided the distribution was to be twice mon
Mgr. Carroll-Abbing: After seeing the first distribution, we decided
to give the whole quanity, because it is quite a big job to give
out the milk. The people bring along their carts and take away a
ouple of barrels in some places. It saves time and transpor
Mr. Silber: In view of the fact that you are giving them eight
weeks supply instead of two, is there any way to check the
distribution?
Mgr. Carroll-Abbing: Yes. We have two doctors to check and make an
inspection once a month.
Brig. Parkinson: I think it is very important that we keep a
carefull check of the milk.
Col. Bizzozero: We will help out on that too.
Mr. Silber: Col. Bizzozero, we talked to you and we talked to Captain
Brown about this- we will have a very substantial supply of milk, in
excess of 1,000,000 tins. We hope your office will have completed
the survey concerning the milk, so that when it arrives, we can
plan on a much broader distribution.
Col. Bizzozero: That will be completed.
Mr. Silber: We think we will have enough milk to supply 50,000
children in Rome and Naples for six months.
Brig. Parkinson: I think that is very cheering news|
Mr. Silber: When you think on the basis of 50,000 children, do you
think you would have to go outside of instituions to reach that
number.
Col. Bizzozero: You would have to go into the schools. Schools are
the place to go.
Mr. Silber: In that way we could furnish milk to children who need
it, and at the same time stimulate school attendance.
Col. Bizzozero: The Families would be glad to see it handles that
way.