Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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BOROUGH INFECTIOUS DISEASES HOSPITAL.
Year ended 31st March, 1931.
Expenditure | Cost per Patient per week. | ||
---|---|---|---|
£ | s. | d. | |
Salaries and Wages | 4,468 | 25 | 0 |
Provisions | 2,567 | 14 | 4 |
Anti-toxin | 597 | 3 | 4 |
Disinfectants, Drugs and Appliances | 249 | 1 | 5 |
Coal, Coke and Firewood | 721 | 4 | 0 |
Electricity, Gas and Water | 803 | 4 | 6 |
Furniture, Bedding and Linen | 417 | 2 | 4 |
Uniforms and Dresses | 194 | 1 | 1 |
Chandlery and Sundries | 395 | 2 | 3 |
Crockery and Hardware | 46 | 0 | 3 |
General Repairs | 743 | 4 | 1 |
Garden Implements, Seeds, etc. | 17 | 0 | 1 |
Maintenance and Upkeep of Ambulance; | 522 | 2 | 11 |
Printing, Stationery and Advertisements | 101 | 7 | |
Rent of Telephones | 58 | 4 | |
Rates, Taxes and Insurance | 267 | 1 | 6 |
£12,165 | 68 | 0 |
REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE MATERNITY
AND CHILD WELFARE DEPARTMENT.
Dr. Maclaren reports as follows:—
The work of Maternity and Child Welfare is carried on under
the provisions of the Maternity and Child Welfare Act, 1918.
The Act includes the following clauses:—
1. Arrangements for:—
(a) Ante-Natal Clinic for expectant mothers.
(b) Home visiting of expectant mothers.
(c) Maternity Hospital or beds at a Hospital in which
complicated cases of pregnancy can receive treatment.