View report page

Schools for
Mothers.
Day
Nurseries.
Homes.
Telford Rd.
Baby Clinic.
Ladbroke
Rd. Baby
In-patient
Hospital.
Totals.
ANNUAL RECEIPTS.
££££££
(1) Treasury Grant
1730 1583 510 413
Not yet
received
4236
(2) Borough Council Grant — — — — 100 100
(3) Public Charities, Voluntary Contributions,
Donations, Jumble Sales,
etc. (the results of voluntary effort)
2490 2311 1010 254 760 6825
(4) Receipts from Mothers (drugs, dental
fees, mill;, teas, payments for children
homes, nurseries, &c., &c.)
998 1282 457 183 I 1 2921
(5) Other receipts 87 103 16 50 — 256
Totals 5305 5279 1993 900 ‡861 14338
‡ Excluding loan of £900 which was utilised in connection with capital outlay.
If these Maternity and Child Welfare Institutions were taken over by the Borough Council
and maintained exactly on the present lines, contributions from charities, voluntary subscriptions
and donations would probably cease and the income would consist of mothers' payments together with
a Treasury Grant of 50 per cent, of the expenditure after deducting the amounts paid by the mothers.
Based on last year's figures, the annual burden to be borne by the Borough Funds is shown in the
following table:—
Seven
Schools
for Mothers.
Seven Day
Nurseries.
Three
Homes.
Telford Rd.
Clinic.
Ladbroke
Rd. BabyIn-patient
Hospital.
Totals.
££££££
(1) Annual Expenditure 5362 5408 1920 1199 861 14750
(2) Mothers' Contributions 998 1282 457 183 1 2921
4364 4126 1463 1016 860 11829
(3) Fifty per cent. Treasury Grant 2182 2063 732 508 430 5915
Total Annual Charge on Borough
Funds
2182 2063 731 508 430 5914
The calculations above given are only approximately accurate and arc intended for rough guidance.
Before drawing conclusions several points should be borne in mind—
(1) No allowance has been made for the large amount of excellent unpaid work now being carried
out by interested ladies. If the Borough Council took over control of these Institutions many
of the ladies would cease their activities and would have to be replaced by paid workers.
(2) Municipal administration would differ from the systems now in vogue in many respects.
(3) Ladbroke Road Hospital was open for only six months of the year.
The Trebovir Road Institution does not specially cater for the needs of Kensington children therefore it
has been omitted from this Summary.
These Tables, and particularly the Summary on this page, have not been prepared as an argument
to support any preconceived line of policy. The method of arranging the various figures was thought
out before it was known what the results would show.
On future occasions reports on various branches of Maternity and Child Welfare work will be
presented to the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee, and, therefore, it is desirable to submit these
tables now so that members of the Committee may have an opportunity of studying them before the
reports are presented for consideration.
JAMES FENTON,
Medical Officer of Health.
20