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Cost of the School Health Service.
The gross cost of the medical, dental and nursing services
was £41,365. Approximately one-third of this was for hospital
treatment of school children. The rateable value of the Borough
as at 1st April, 1948, was £2,498,635. The Government grant is
49.727 per cent. of the expenditure, hence the actual cost to the
rates was £20,796, i.e., a rate of 2.00 pence.
Cost of Special Schools.
Schools maintained by the Council, £14,906, contributions to
schools under other authorities, £5,093, sundry receipts, £19,
giving an actual cost of £19,950, of which £10,030 was payable
out of local rates, i.e., a rate of .97 pence.
Cost of Milk and Meals.
Meals and milk cost £105,671, including wages, fuel,
printing, etc. On this expenditure the Government now make
a grant of 100 per cent.