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London County Council 1928

[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, 1929. (As appearing in Council's grant claim, upon Board of Control).

£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
Expenditure—
(1) Ascertaining numbers, supervising and dealing with defectives—
(a) Salaries, etc., of officers12,998101
(b) Travelling expenses322411
(c) Costs and charges in legal proceedings6038
(d) Temporary detention in places of safety, including expenses of conveyance, removal,etc.2,664131
(e) Grants to voluntary societies4,68474
(f) Other expenses (stationery, furniture, office expenses, etc.)5,854159
26,5841410
(2) Institutional treatment under contract—
(a) Accommodation and maintenance99,298111
(b) Conveyance, removal, etc.43221
(e) Other expenses10083
99,83115
(3) Guardianship—
(a) Maintenance2,687109
(b) Conveyance, removal and other expenses166198
2,854105
129,27068
(4) Maintained in institutions provided by the local authority—
Brunswick House, Mistley (a)3,882187
South Side Home, Streatham (a)4,9724
The Manor, Epsom(a)91,6997
Farmfield, Horley (a)11,251911
111,805131
241,07519
Income—
Contributions towards maintenance of defectives and costs recoverable9,659136
Superannuation contributions, Central Office staff235
Charges to staff in Council's institutions for board and lodging, superannuation contributions, and miscellaneous income— Brunswick House68124
South Side Home882185
The Manor12,72574
Farmfield1,7673
16,056111
Grant from Board of Control (b)107,74610
133,485197
Net cost to the Council107,5902

(a) Including debt charges.
(b) Including gratuities in respect of criminal defectives.