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Willesden 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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III.—Provision of Meals (Board ot Education).
Summary of payments actually made and sums actually received within the year ended
31st March.
| 1916. | 1917. | 1918. | 1919. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payments— | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
| (1) Purchase of food | 1,202 | 1 | 5 | 749 | 11 | 9 | 1,794 | 18 | 2 | 2,216 | 19 | 9 |
| (2) Salaries and wages | 956 | 6 | 11 | 659 | 11 | 3 | 871 | 4 | 4 | 1,451 | 2 | 1 |
| (3) Provision of premises | - | - | - | 11 | 5 | 7 | 404 | 1 | 11 | - | - | - |
| (4) Maintenance of premises {e.g., heating, lighting, cleaning, rent, rates, taxes) | 364 | 18 | 10 | 345 | 18 | 7 | 351 | 18 | 4 | 475 | 2 | 1 |
| (5) Furniture and equipment— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Initial equipment of new premises | 51 | 12 | 1 | - | — | - | 36 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| (b) Annual repairs, replacements, etc. | 48 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 81 | 11 | 8 |
| (6) Printing, stationery, postages, etc. | 27 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 44 | 18 | 10 |
| (7) Conveyance of Children | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | — | - | - | — | - |
| (8) Carriage of food, etc. | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | — | - | - | — | - |
| (9) Any expenditure not included in (1)— | ||||||||||||
| (8) above | 57 | 15 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 40 | 18 | 6 |
| 2,708 | 18 | 1 | 1,832 | 10 | 4 | 3,559 | 4 | 7 | 4,321 | 18 | 2 | |
| Less meals supplied to children attending Special Schools | 237 | 6 | 3 | 221 | 5 | 8 | 155 | 10 | 8 | 209 | 14 | 3 |
| Total | £2,471 | 11 | 10 | 1,611 | 4 | 8 | 3,403 | 13 | 11 | 4,112 | 3 | 11 |
| Receipts.— | ||||||||||||
| Amount paid or recovered from parents | 44 | 7 | 3 | 79 | 7 | 6 | 197 | 5 | 11 | 252 | 11 | 8 |
| Amount received from voluntary contributions | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | — | - | - | — | - |
| Miscellaneous receipts | - | - | - | - | — | - | 18 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 4 |
| Maternity and Child Welfare | - | - | - | - | — | - | 518 | 10 | 9 | 649 | 6 | 4 |
| Total | 44 | 7 | 3 | 79 | 7 | 6 | 734 | 0 | 8 | 937 | 19 | 4 |
| Amount received in respect of M. & C.W., for year 1916.17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Net total expenditure | £2,427 | 4 | 7 | 1,531 | 17 | 2 | 2,639 | 9 | 10 | 3,174 | 4 | 7 |
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| 1918. | 1919. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of meals provided:- | ||||||
| Dinners | 111,570 | 144,662 | ||||
| Other Meals | 343 | 28 | ||||
| Total | 111,913 | 144,690 | ||||
| Average total cost per meal | 6.174d. | 5.737d. | ||||
| Average cost per meal for food only | 3.053d. | 2.943d. | ||||
| Charge fixed under Section 2 of the Act of 1906 for each meal | 4d. | 4d. | ||||
| Number of children whose meals were paid for by their parents:— | ||||||
| Wholly | Nil. | 488 | ||||
| Partly | 378 | Nil. | ||||
| The Board have paid a grant amounting to 50 per cent. of the expenditure | £1,319 | 14 | 1 | £1,587 | 2 | 3 |