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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
Bethnal Green 1924
Special report on an outbreak of Typhoid Fever in the Borough of Bethnal Green in 1924
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INCOME SCALE.
| Number in family. | Limits of Income per head of family after deducting rent: | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For supply of Milk Free. | For supply of Milk at Half-price. | |||
| s. | d. | s. | d. | |
| 1 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 6 |
| 2 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 0 |
| 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 6 |
| 4 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| 6 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
In assessing the income, no regard is had to
wages derived from Council temporary relief works.
HYGIENIC CLOTHING.
Although restricted in scope by our limited
accommodation and staff, a good deal of useful work
is being done in the education of the mothers in the
use of more hygienic clothing for themselves and their
children, and there is a ready sale for good models
of garments at the Centres.