 The birth rate was the highest for 15 years and the still birth rate was the lowest on record - 75% of the rate in 1938.The National Milk Scheme provided a pint of milk a day for 2d - the normal price was 4 1/2d - together with free cod liver oil and orange juice.The Midwives Act 1902 established a register of midwives, because of concerns about the large number of maternal and infant deaths.