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London County Council 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Gratuities.
94. The Council granted, under the provisions of section 4 (a) of the Act of
1909, gratuities, totalling £1,506 17s. 7d., to the dependants of employees who had
died in the service.
Deceased
pensioners.
95. Thirty-one persons in receipt of pensions under these Acts died during
the year 1928-29.
Sanction to
remove.
96. written sanction to remove, under section 6 of the Act of 1909, was given
to eight officers and employees who were transferring to the service of other
authorities.
Income and
expenditure.
Income and expenditure.
97. The income and expenditure on maintenance account upon mental hospitals, etc., during the year ended 31st March, 1929, is shown in the following table in comparison with the amounts for the previous twelve years:—
| Year ended. 31st March. | Income. | Expenditure. | Year ended 31st March. | Income | Expenditure. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| 1917 | 662,312 | 674,237 | 1924 | 1,330,068 | 1,391,237 |
| 1918 | 670,079 | 736,347 | 1925 | 1,349,319 | 1,468,820 |
| 1919 | 753,767 | 889,012 | 1926 | 1,473,076 | 1,565,089 |
| 1920 | 1,270,666 | 1,314,295 | 1927 | 1,644,339 | 1,581,075 |
| 1921 | 1,868,646 | 1,641,962 | 1928 | 1,653,925 | 1,588,027 |
| 1922 | 1,872,482 | 1,564,770 | 1929 | 1,667,254 | 1,609,827 |
| 1923 | 1,508,039 | 1,381,656 |
Statement of
Accounts.
98. A detailed statement of the accounts for the year ended 31st March,
1929, is shewn with other accounts of the Council in the published Abstract of
Accounts (see Vol. V.).
Cost of maintenance.
Cost of maintenance.
99. The charge made by the Council to London boards of guardians on 31st
March, 1928, for the maintenance of parish patients in the mental hospitals was
28s. 0d. a head a week. This charge was reduced from 1st October, 1928, to 26s. 10d.,
at which figure it stood on 31st March, 1929.
100. As the charge for in-county parish patients has exceeded the limit of
14s. a week, prescribed by section 283 of the Lunacy Act, 1890, the same charge
has been made for patients chargeable to out-county parishes.
Charges for
private
patients.
101. The charge made tor female private patients in the private ward at
Horton mental hospital, which on 31st March, 1928, was 35s. 0d. a head a week,
has remained unchanged throughout the year.
102. The charge made tor male private patients at Claybury mental hospital
(other than those on the "private list") which on 31st March, 1928, was 56s. a week
for those having a London settlement and 59s. 6d. a week for out-county patients,
was reduced on 1st April, 1928, to 44s. 11d. a week for those having a London settlement
and 48s. 5d. a week for out-county patients, the new arrangements for accommodation
in the private section (see Annual Report of the Council, 1927, Vol. II.,
p. 23, pars 71 and 72.) having come into operation on that date. These rates have
remained unchanged throughout the year.
"Private
list" cases.
103. The charges for "private list" patients (those admitted chargeable to a
parish, who, having a settlement in or status of irremovability from a London parish,
are able to pay the full cost of maintenance (or perhaps a little more, as a contribution
to capital expenses which are not included in cost of maintenance) have been, at the
minimum, the charge current for parish patients and, at the maximum, 4s. 1d. a
week in excess of that charge until 1st October, 1928, when the maximum rate was
increased by 7d. a week, to cover increased capital expenses.
R. H. CURTIS, ADRIAN C. MOREING.
Acting Chief Officer. Chairman.