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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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Ascertaining numbers, supervising and dealing with defectives— | |||||||||
| (a) Salaries, etc., of officers | 12,998 | 10 | 1 | ||||||
| (b) Travelling expenses | 322 | 4 | 11 | ||||||
| (c) Costs and charges in legal proceedings | 60 | 3 | 8 | ||||||
| (d) Temporary detention in places of safety, including expenses of conveyance, removal,etc. | 2,664 | 13 | 1 | ||||||
| (e) Grants to voluntary societies | 4,684 | 7 | 4 | ||||||
| (f) Other expenses (stationery, furniture, office expenses, etc.) | 5,854 | 15 | 9 | ||||||
| — | — | — | 26,584 | 14 | 10 | ||||
| (2) Institutional treatment under contract— | |||||||||
| (a) Accommodation and maintenance | 99,298 | 11 | 1 | ||||||
| (b) Conveyance, removal, etc. | 432 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| (e) Other expenses | 100 | 8 | 3 | • | |||||
| — | — | — | 99,831 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| (3) Guardianship— | |||||||||
| (a) Maintenance | 2,687 | 10 | 9 | ||||||
| (b) Conveyance, removal and other expenses | 166 | 19 | 8 | ||||||
| — | — | — | 2,854 | 10 | 5 | ||||
| — | — | — | 129,270 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| (4) Maintained in institutions provided by the local authority— | |||||||||
| Brunswick House, Mistley (a) | 3,882 | 18 | 7 | ||||||
| South Side Home, Streatham (a) | 4,972 | 4 | — | ||||||
| The Manor, Epsom(a) | 91,699 | — | 7 | ||||||
| Farmfield, Horley (a) | 11,251 | 9 | 11 | ||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 111,805 | 13 | 1 | |
| 241,075 | 19 | !» | |||||||
| Contributions towards maintenance of defectives and costs recoverable | 9,659 | 13 | 6 | ||||||
| Superannuation contributions, Central Office staff | 23 | 5 | — | ||||||
| Charges to staff in Council's institutions for board and lodging, superannuation contributions, and miscellaneous income— Brunswick House | 681 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| South Side Home | 882 | 18 | 5 | ||||||
| The Manor | 12,725 | 7 | 4 | ||||||
| Farmfield | 1,767 | 3 | — | ||||||
| 16,056 | 11 | 1 | |||||||
| Grant from Board of Control (b) | 107,746 | 10 | — | ||||||
| — | — | — | 133,485 | 19 | 7 | ||||
| Net cost to the Council | 107,590 | — | 2 |
(a) Including debt charges.
(b) Including gratuities in respect of criminal defectives.