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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
London County Council 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Return of expenditure (and cost per head) during the financial year ended 31st March, 1929, on maintenance of defectives at institutions provided by the Council.
| Heading. | Cost per patient weekly. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick House. | South Side Home. | The Manor. | Farmfield. | ||||||||||||
| Number of patients (average) | 53.0 | 78.0 | 1,051.1 | 89.0 | |||||||||||
| Salaries and wages (excluding farm and repairs)— | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | |||||||
| Medical staff | 8.8 | 3.5 | 10.9 | 1 | 0.5 | ||||||||||
| Other institution staff | 9 | 2.2 | 10 | 5.9 | 12 | 8.2 | 20 | 6.9 | |||||||
| Superannuation, insurance and travelling expenses of staff | .9 | .6 | 1.0 | 2.2 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 11.9 | 10 | 10.0 | 13 | 8.1 | 21 | 9.6 | ||||||||
| Less income from staff for board, lodging, etc. | 1 | 1.8 | 3 | 4.2 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 9.3 | |||||||
| Net cost of staff | 8 | 10.1 | 7 | 5.8 | 10 | 7.3 | 18 | 0.3 | |||||||
| Provisions (including staff meals and net cost of farm produce, if any) | 6 | 3.1 | 6 | 7.7 | 5 | 10.3 | 7 | 2.7 | |||||||
| Clothing and staff uniforms | 2 | 6.1 | 1 | 2.8 | (a) I | 6.4 | (a) 2 | 7.7 | |||||||
| Medical requisites and drugs | .4 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.7 | |||||||||||
| Fuel, light and water | 11.0 | 1 | 4.6 | 2 | 6.2 | 3 | 5.0 | ||||||||
| Washing and cleaning materials, etc. | 1 | 10.9 | 4.8 | 7.7 | 11.6 | ||||||||||
| Furniture and bedding | 4.2 | (a) | 7.4 | (a) 1 | 3.6 | (a) | 9.9 | ||||||||
| Removals, burials, etc. | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.5 | |||||||||||
| Rates, taxes, and insurance | 4.8 | 8.9 | 11.7 | 1 | 11.9 | ||||||||||
| Stationery, postage and sundries | 6.3 | 4.5 | (a) | 5.1 | 5.4 | ||||||||||
| Miscellaneous | 4.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1 | 2.1 | ||||||||||
| Rent of land and buildings | 1.6 | — | 3 | 2.9 | — | ||||||||||
| Debt charges—interest and redemption | 3 | 3.3 | 9.7 | 3.0 | 3 | 9.2 | |||||||||
| Repairs and upkeep of buildings, etc. | 9.7 | 8.4 | 1 | 5.9 | 3 | 2.2 | |||||||||
| Additional equipment and special expenditure | 4.7 | 0.8 | 8.5 | 1.7 | |||||||||||
| 26 | 8.8 | 20 | 10.7 | 30 | 0.5 | 44 | 1.8 | ||||||||
| Less miscellaneous income (other than for maintenance of patients) | 3 | 6.8 | 9.5 | 1 | 2.7 | 3 | 3.7 | ||||||||
| Total cost per patient weekly | 23 | 2.0 | 20 | 1.2 | 28 | 9.8 | 40 | 10.2 | |||||||
| Brunswick House. | South Side Home. | The Manor. | Farmfield. | Total. | |||||||||||
| Actual figures used in preparing above table— | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | |
| Expenditure (b) | 3,694 | 19 | 4 | 4,249 | 13 | 5 | 82,333 | 19 | 2 | 10,253 | 3 | 10 | 100,531 | 15 | 9 |
| Less income other than contributions towards maintenance of patients (b) | 493 | 3 | 1 | 160 | 7 | 10 | 3,360 | 5 | 11 | 768 | 16 | 11 | 4,782 | 13 | 9 |
| Net expenditure at institutions | 3,201 | 16 | 3 | 4,089 | 5 | 7 | 78,973 | 13 | 3 | 9,484 | 6 | 11 | 95,749 | 2 | — |
(a) Including coat of materials for industries.
(b) The figures are less than those shown in Appendix I., because to meet the requirements of the Board of Control
only the net financial result of the farming operations is included for cost purposes and superannuation contributions
are deducted from wages. The net expenditure is the same in both tables.