Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
The annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., &c., of the Parish of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington for the year 1893
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METROPOLITAN ASYLUMS BOARD STATISTICS.
The Accommodation provided by the Managers at their several
Institutions, on 25th March, 1894, was as follows :—
For Imbeciles, at three Asylums, and at Darenth Schools 6,097
For Fever and Diphtheria patients, at eight hospitals 3,454
For Small-pox patients, at the Hospital Ships and Gore
Farm 1,498
For boys on the training ship "Exmouch" 600
Grand Total 11,649
The Expenditure of the Board for the year ended September 30th, 1893, was £644,014 10s. 10d., made up as follows:—
On the three Imbecile Asylums and the Schools ('•maintenance," and "common charges," accounts) | £145,301 | 18 | 6 |
On Small-pox and Fever Hospitals | 285,653 | 1 | 1 |
On Notification of Disease | 5,277 | 16 | 6 |
On the Ambulance Stations, Land Service | 17,868 | 12 | 7 |
On River Ambulance Service | 7,492 | 9 | 3 |
On Cholera, Precautionary Measures | 250 | 0 | 0 |
On Telephones | 790 | 9 | 5 |
On Training Ships for Boys | 20.295 | 12 | 11 |
On Chief Offices | 15,781 | 3 | 8 |
On Legal Expenses | 613 | 10 | 9 |
On Loans, Instalment repayments | 45,643 | 6 | 8 |
On Loans, Interest | 37,155 | 12 | 10 |
On Superannuation Allowances | 1,012 | 4 | 9 |
533,138 | 18 | 11 | |
Balances against Parishes and Unions at the commencement of the year | 60,905 | 11 | 11 |
Total Expenditure | £644,044 | 10 | 10 |
The "Maintenance Account" totals up | 121,649 | 18 | 6 |
The "Common Charges Account" totals up | 461,489 | 0 | 5 |
£583,138 | 18 | 11 |
The Daily Average of Patients, &c., in the several
Institutions in the year ended September 30th,
1893, was 9,964
The total number of days' maintenance was 3,627,004
The daily average cost of maintenance per head,
was 10 28/64d.