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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Willesden 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 67.
| 4 weeks ending 12-6-15 | 4 weeks ending 10-7-15 | 4 weeks ending 7-8-15 | 4 weeks ending 4-9-15 | 4 weeks ending 2-10-15 | 4 weeks ending 30-10-15 | 4 weeks ending 27-11-15 | 4 weeks ending 25-12-15 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Number of children fed per week | 921 | 894 | 620 | 406 | 518 | 505 | 491 | 416 | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of children receiving special meals | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of meals provided | 16139 | 16824 | 10166 | 606l | 10045 | 9563 | 9414 | 7988 | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of special meals provided | ... | 43 | 24 | 3 | 68 | 109 | 139 | 143 | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of meals for children | 15479 | 16047 | 9617 | 5673 | 9460 | 8883 | 8748 | 7340 | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of meals for assistants | 660 | Lunches | 157 | 251 | 186 | 242 | 274 | 262 | 252 | |||||||||||||||
| Dinners | 377 | 274 | 199 | 275 | 297 | 265 | 253 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cost of food | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
| *132 | 15 | 2¼ | †166 | 4 | 5¼ | ‡104 | 15 | 10¾ | 62 | 7 | 10¼ | 90 | 16 | 2½ | §103 | 15 | 6¼ | 112 | 1 | 1 | 95 | 4 | 1 | |
| Salaries and Wages | **62 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 14 | 4½ | 78 | 4 | 4¾ | 72 | 12 | 9¾ | 60 | 7 | 2½ | 57 | 15 | 11½ | 52 | 3 | 11¼ | 50 | 8 | 10½ |
| Other costs | ***22 | 4 | 5¼ | 65 | 8 | 4¾ | 45 | 12 | 7¼ | 50 | 19 | 5¾ | 30 | 7 | 0¼ | 22 | 18 | 6¾ | 33 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 14 | 9 |
| Total cost | 217 | 0 | 7½ | 312 | 7 | 2½ | 228 | 12 | 10¾ | 186 | 0 | 1¾ | 181 | 10 | 5¼ | 184 | 10 | 0¼ | 197 | 8 | 11½ | 171 | 8 | 2¾ |
| Average cost for food per head in pence | 210 | 2.39 | 2.37 | 2.47 | 2.16 | 2.60 | 2.85 | 2.86 | ||||||||||||||||
| Average total cost per meal in pence | 3.16 | 4.45 | 5.39 | 7.36 | 4.33 | 4.63 | 5.03 | 5.15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Highest number of children paying | ... | 82 | Wholly | 88 | 75 | 100 | 113 | 94 | 69 | |||||||||||||||
| Partly | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total amount received from children paying | ... | ††2 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 9½ | 13 | 15 | 9½ | 11 | 17 | 9 | ||
*Includes Kilburn meals at l|d. each and Cricklewood meals at 2½d. each. †Kilburn meals raised to 2¼d. on 14/6/15. ††For one week only.
**Assistants' wages increased by 3/- per week, approximately equal to 20% on 7/6/15 ‡Approved 2-course menus used for first time during a complete 4-weekly period.
***Not including charges in respect of heating, lighting, rent. §Kilburn meals raised to 4d. on 25/10/15, Cricklewood meals raised to 3d. on 25/10/15.