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London County Council 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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APPENDIX II.
Return of expenditure (and cost a head) during the financial year ended 31st March, 1924, on maintenance of defectives at institutions provided by the Council.
| Heading. | Cost per patient weekly. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick House. | South Side Home. | The Manor. | |||||||||||||
| Number of patients (average) | 49.6 | 78.4 | 646.6 | ||||||||||||
| s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | ||||||||||
| Salaries and wages— | |||||||||||||||
| Medical staff | 10.9 | 5.5 | 1 | 3.0 | |||||||||||
| Other institution staff | 9 | 6.2 | 10 | 8.4 | 15 | 0.7 | |||||||||
| Works and engineering staff | — | — | 1 | 3.0 | |||||||||||
| Superannuation, insurance and travelling expenses of staff | .7 | 2.7 | 2.1 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | 5.8 | 11 | 4.6 | 17 | 8.8 | ||||||||||
| Less income from staff for board, lodging, etc. | 2 | 0.4 | 3 | 5.7 | 4 | 0.1 | |||||||||
| Net cost of staff | 8 | 5.4 | 7 | 10.9 | 13 | 8.7 | |||||||||
| Provisions (including net cost of produce from farm, if any) | 4 | 10.6 | 6 | 5.9 | 6 | 11.9 | |||||||||
| Clothing and staff uniforms | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 8.3 | 2 | 1.2 | |||||||||
| Medical requisites and drugs | .4 | 2.1 | 2.7 | ||||||||||||
| Fuel, light and water | 10.8 | 2 | 1.1 | 3 | 8.5 | ||||||||||
| Washing and cleaning materials, etc. | 2 | 2.4 | 7.6 | 7.2 | |||||||||||
| Furniture and bedding | 1.9 | 5.3 | 2 | 0.8 | |||||||||||
| Removals, burials, etc. | 1.0 | .2 | 1.2 | ||||||||||||
| Rates, taxes, and insurance | 3.2 | 8.3 | 1 | 4.6 | |||||||||||
| Stationery, postage and sundries | 1 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.9 | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous | 11.2 | 4.0 | 1.9 | ||||||||||||
| Rent of land and buildings | 9.5 | — | 5 | 2.6 | |||||||||||
| Debt charges—interest and redemption | - | 10.4 | — | ||||||||||||
| Repairs and upkeep of buildings, etc. | 4.2 | 1 | 4.9 | 5.4 | |||||||||||
| Additional equipment and special expenditure | 9.6 | 5.2 | 4.6 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 11.2 | 23 | 5.1 | 37 | 5.2 | ||||||||||
| Less miscellaneous income (other than for maintenance of patients) | 1 | 7.6 | 1.7 | 6.3 | |||||||||||
| Total cost per patient weekly | 20 | 3.6 | 23 | 3.4 | 36 | 10.9 | |||||||||
| Brunswick House. | South Side-Home. | The Manor. | Totals. | ||||||||||||
| Actual figures used in preparing above table— | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | |||||||
| Gross expenditure (a) | 3,106 | 18 | 9 | 5,510 | 15 | 10 | 70,062 | 3 | 4 | 78,679 | 17 | 11 | |||
| less income other than contributions towards maintenance of patients (a) | 475 | 16 | 6 | 740 | 9 | - | 7,660 | 16 | 10 | 8,877 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Net expenditure at institutions | 2,631 | 2 | 3 | 4,770 | 6 | 10 | 62,401 | 6 | 6 | 69,802 | 15 | 7 | |||
| (a) The figures are less than those shown in Appendix I., as to meet the requirements of the Board of Control only the net financial result of the farming operations is included for cost purposesand superannuation contributions are deducted from wages. The net expenditure is the same in both tables. | |||||||||||||||
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