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London County Council 1926
[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 ended 31st March, 1927.
| s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Ascertaining numbers, supervising and dealing with defectives— | |||||||||
| (a) Salaries, etc., of officers | 12,914 | 16 | 10 | ||||||
| (6) Travelling expenses | 285 | 14 | 2 | ||||||
| (c) Costs and charges in legal proceedings | 52 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| cluding expenses of conveyance, removal,etc. | 1,731 | 7 | 3 | ||||||
| (e) Grants to voluntary societies | 3,557 | 10 | 5 | ||||||
| (f) Other expenses (stationery, furniture, office | |||||||||
| expenses, etc.) | 3,801 | 12 | 11 | ||||||
| 22, | 343 | 5 | 8 | ||||||
| (2) Institutional treatment under contract— | |||||||||
| (a) Accommodation and maintenance | 72,971 | 9 | 9 | ||||||
| 380 | 10 | 5 | |||||||
| (c) Other expenses | 107 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| 73, | 459 | 4 | 6 | ||||||
| (3) Guardianship— | |||||||||
| (a) Maintenance | 1,566 | 18 | 3 | ||||||
| (6) Conveyance, removal and other expenses | 149 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| 4 | 5 | ||||||||
| 97,518 | 14 | 7 | |||||||
| (4) Maintained in institutions provided by the local | |||||||||
| authority— | |||||||||
| Brunswick House, Mistley | 3,330 | 19 | 6 | ||||||
| South Side Home, Stroatham (a) | 5,493 | 13 | 7 | ||||||
| The Manor, Epsom | 88,125 | 6 | 10 | ||||||
| Farmfield, Horley (a) | 11,9289 | 18 | 4 | ||||||
| 3 | |||||||||
| 206,398 | 12 | 10 | |||||||
| Contributions towards maintenance of defectives | |||||||||
| and costs recoverable | 8 | 5 | |||||||
| Superannuation contributions, Central Office staff | 1 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| Charges to staff in Council's institutions for board and | |||||||||
| lodging, superannuation contributions, and | |||||||||
| miscellaneous income— | |||||||||
| South Side Home | 889 | 5 | - | ||||||
| Brunswick House | 657 | 13 | 7 | ||||||
| The Manor | 11,676 | 11 | 8 | ||||||
| Farmfield | 1,938 | 17 | 4 | ||||||
| Grant from Board of Control (6) | |||||||||
| Net cost to the Council | 90,810 9 8 | ||||||||
(а) Including debt charges.
(b) Including gratuities in respect of criminal defec tives.