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London County Council 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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APPENDIX J. Financial statement showing the cost of administration of the Mental Deficiency Act during the year ended 31st March, 1930.
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Ascertaining numbers, supervising and dealing with defectives— | |||||||||||
| (a) Salaries, etc., of officers | 13,819 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
| (6) Travelling expenses | 299 | 16 | 11 | ||||||||
| (c) Costs and charges in legal proceedings | 52 | 3 | - | ||||||||
| 1,848 | 18 | 9 | |||||||||
| (e) Grants to voluntary societies | 6,668 | 17 | 5 | ||||||||
| 5,540 | 17 | 3 | |||||||||
| 28,229 | 15 | 5 | |||||||||
| (2) Institutional treatment under contract— | |||||||||||
| (a) Accommodation and maintenance | 108,595 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||
| (b) Conveyance, removal, etc | 352 | 17 | 2 | ||||||||
| 117 | 12 | 2 | |||||||||
| 109,065 | 13 | 6 | |||||||||
| (3) Guardianship— | |||||||||||
| (a) Maintenance | 3,463 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||
| (b) Conveyance, removal and other expenses | 243 | 17 | 7 | ||||||||
| 3,707 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||
| 141,002 | 15 | 8 | |||||||||
| (4) Maintained in institutions provided by the local authority— | |||||||||||
| Brunswick House, Mistley (a) | 4,833 | — | 2 | ||||||||
| South Side Home, Streatham (a) | 4,987 | — | 8 | ||||||||
| The Manor, Epsom (a) | 93,646 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||
| Farmfield, Horley (a) | 12,925 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||
| 116,391 | 10 | 8 | |||||||||
| 257,394 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||
| Contributions towards maintenance of defectives and costs recoverable | 10,450 | 17 | 7 | ||||||||
| Superannuation contributions. Centra! Office staff | 23 | 19 | 10 | ||||||||
| Charges to staff in Council's institutions for hoard and lodging, superannuation contributions, and miscellaneous income— | |||||||||||
| Brunswick House | 614 | 1 | 10 | ) | |||||||
| South Side Home | 889 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
| The Manor | 13,794 | 13 | 11 | ||||||||
| Farmfield | 1,591 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
| 16,888 | 19 | 8 | |||||||||
| Grant from Board of Control (6) | 115,252 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||
| 142,616 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||
| Net cost to the Council | 114,778 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||
(a) Including debt charges.
(b) Including gratuities in respect of criminal defectives.