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Willesden 1915

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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(G) Printing, stationery, postage, etc98117
(7) Conveyance of children
(8) Carriage of food, etc.
(9) Any expenditure not included in
(1)—(8) above176150
Total£3,074311

2. Receipts—
Amount paid or recovered
from parents 21 8 8
Amount received from voluntary
contributions —
Miscellaneous receipts —
Total 21 8 8
Net total expenditure £3,052 15 3
Total number of meals provided: Dinners, 251,123.
Average total cost per meal, 2.938d.
Average cost per meal for food only, 1.497d.
Charge fixed under Section 2 of the Act of 1906 for
each meal, l½d.
Number of children whose meals were paid for by their
parents—(a) wholly 76, partly 53.
The Board have deducted from the Authority's claim
the sum of £10 8s. 3d. in respect of employees' contributions
for National Insurance, as they do not consider that
this item can be regarded as expenditure on which grant is
payable under the Provision of Meals Regulations.
In view of the fact that no payment was actually made
out of the rates for the rent of the centres at Gibbon's Road,