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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
Wandsworth 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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| Number of infants not entirely breast fed while in the Institution | 17 | |
| Number of maternal deaths with causes | 3 | |
| Eclampsia | 1 | |
| Sapræmia and pneumonia | 1 | |
| Embolism | 1 | |
| Number of foetal deaths | 9 | |
| Still births | Nil. | |
| Within 10 days of birth | 14 | |
The Cost of the Home.—The following Table gives a summary
of the income and expenditure of the Home for the three
financial years 1921-2, 1922-3, and 1923-4, together with the
approximate figures for the year 1924-5, and the amounts estimated
for the year 1925-6.
TABLE XXVIII.
| Actual. | Approximate. | Estimated. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921-2 | 1922-3 | 1923-4 | 1924-5 | 1925-6 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Expenses of maintenance | 3897 | 3377 | 4095 | 4225 | 4710 |
| Loan charges | 1231 | 884 | 896 | 900 | 873 |
| Total Expenditure | £5128 | £4261 | £4991 | £5125 | £5583 |
| Income:— | |||||
| Fees | 2030 | 1939 | 2152 | 2400 | 2400 |
| Miscellaneous | — | — | 222 | — | — |
| Net Cost | £3098 | £2322 | £2617 | £2725 | £3183 |
| Grant from Unemployed Grants Committee | — | — | 110 | — | — |
| Grants from Ministry of Health | 1549 | 1161 | 1253 | 1362 | 1591 |
| Cost to Borough Council | 1549 | 1161 | 1254 | 1363 | 1592 |