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 London County Council]
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APPENDIX I.
Financial statement showing the cost of administration of the Mental Deficiency Act during the year ending 31st March, 1924.
£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(1) Ascertaining numbers, supervising and dealing with defectives— | |||||||||
(a) Salaries, etc., of officers | 9,957 | 14 | 2 | ||||||
(b) Travelling expenses | 228 | 5 | 10 | ||||||
(c) Costs and charges in legal proceedings | 27 | 19 | 6 | ||||||
(d) Temporary detention in places of safety, including expenses of conveyance, removal,etc. | 987 | 11 | 3 | ||||||
(e) Grants to voluntary societies | 2,021 | 6 | 7 | ||||||
3,261 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
16,483 | 17 | 4 | |||||||
(2) Institutional treatment— | |||||||||
51,132 | 12 | 5 | |||||||
155 | 13 | 10 | |||||||
21 | 4 | 9 | |||||||
51,309 | 11 | 0 | |||||||
(3) Guardianship— | |||||||||
(a) Maintenance | 614 | 9 | 5 | ||||||
(b) Conveyance, removal and other expenses | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
617 | 7 | 5 | |||||||
68,410 | 15 | 9 | |||||||
(4) Maintained in institutions provided by the local authority— | |||||||||
South Side Home, Streatham (a) | 5,554 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
Brunswick House, Mistley | 3,136 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
The Manor, Epsom | 70,957 | 1 | 9 | ||||||
79,647 | 7 | 1 | |||||||
148,058 | 2 | 10 | |||||||
Contributions towards maintenance of defectives and costs recoverable | 6,040 | 17 | 5 | ||||||
Charges to staff in Council's institutions for board and lodging, and miscellaneous income— | |||||||||
South Side Home (b) | 783 | 15 | 3 | ||||||
Brunswick House (b) | 505 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
The Manor (b) | 8,555 | 15 | 3 | ||||||
9,844 | 11 | 6 | |||||||
Grant from Board of Control (c) | 66,393 | 17 | 0 | ||||||
82,279 | 5 | 11 | |||||||
(a) Including debt charges. | |||||||||
(b) Including deductions from pay of staff in respect of pensions. | |||||||||
(c) Including gratuities in respect of criminal defectives. |