Ing. Vicentini: Total allocations have been made for 120,000 people in   
Rome Province, including the City of Rome.
 
     
 
 
Mr. Silber: That brings us up-to-date except for milk and vitamins.
 
     
 
 
Mr. 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 institutes altogether in Rome. We will make   
distributions to the children's hospitals, but instead of giving the children   
ordinary powdered milk, they will be given a quantity of dextri-maltose and   
protein milk in addition to the vitamins. In this way the special types of   
milk will be used more efficaciously, 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.
 
     
 
 
Brig. Parkinson. We decided the distribution was to be twice monthly.
 
     
 
 
Mgr. Carroll-Abbing: After seeing the first distribution, we decided to   
give the whole quantity, because it is quite a big job to give out the milk.   
The people bring along their carts and take away a couple of barrels in some   
places. It saves time and transport.
 
     
 
 
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 careful   
check of the milk.
 
     
 
 
Col. Bizzozero: We will help out on that too.
 
     
 
 
Mr. Silber: Colonel 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 think you   
would have to go outside of institutions 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 handled that way.