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London County Council 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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TABLE J— continued. Period—Twelve months to31stMarch,1935

Name of hospital.Mean of number of patients for whom washing was done.Mean of number of staff for whom washing was done.Average number of articles sent to be washed weekly.Number of articles washed per week.Per occupied bed per week.Total number of articles washed during the year.Cost per 1,000 articles washed.Consumption per 1,000 articles washed.Mean of number of paid laundry staff.Output per head of paid laundry staff per week.Mean of number of inmates employed in laundry.
Patients' washing. Per patient.Staff washing. Per member of resident staff. ‡Average total number of articles washed.Cost of average total number of articles washed.Salaries and emoluments (laundry staff only).Washing materials and laundry fabrics.Fuel, gas, electricity, water, and plant repairs.Total.Soap and soap in soap powder.Soda and soda in soap powder.
Resident.Nonresident.
SPECIAL HOSPITALSNo.No.No.No.No.No.No.s.d.No.£s.d.s.d.£s.d.£s.d.lbs.lbs.No.No.No.
Group s.i
Brook43727312222,289362451331,172,7472583501473385.215.9221,025-
Eastern45134111922,113292649301,155,1892504001253159.515.0211,058-
Grove4653717225,287372154261,314,93111393701002746.116.2201,264-
Joyce Green544356218,29920213419967,9291181031109621236.225.220931-
North-Eastern50631512923,651332147301,549,8842953301253515.614.8291,038-
North-Western3652126019,09237275221876,3831493601222056.019.082,107-
Northern52425810218,03123243422937,6042654401253328.119.6171,061-
Park3902888119,18228284933997,460291133013936114.214.2191,010-
South-Eastern38827511121,372392355361,111,35525938013113346.019.622971-
South-Western29718010913,778312646211724,8582413801573344.721.6131,072-
Southern6354766923,8532122381101,240,37211523201052894.712.7211,136-
Western3723006017,55129234731980,14425442015113558.616.519992-
Group s. iv
Colindale3391217412,67327293723659,007118931101803086.318.3101,267-
Grove Park3161395711,151232935111579,856204311011121546.818.3101,115-
King George V23070-5,651172625**********
Pinewood16038-1,2804168
St. Luke's, Lowestoft20890-5,089152324
Group s.v
The Downs3381378012,78229233820968,625118734011321325.713.7141,331-
Goldie Leigh15963355,18224233324269,4822354813831199.324.251 036-
Heatherwood13169193,3671225262587,5482181045110641399.26.25673-
High Wood399987313,05925303323791,7662684401803909.617.6151,015-
Princess Mary's19987665,17216232620395,32921073714331855. 612.68950-
Queen Mary's, Car- shalton.1,09452919056,484412152262,937,1581903101582834.516.4391,448-
White Oak23178427,31224213223702,296297490159310110.321.4131,039-
Group s. vi
Millfield9330-2,028142322
St. Anne's1122291,665112215*********

An asterisk (•) indicates that the washing was done at, and charged for by, another hospital or institution. † Washing done under contract.
‡ Owing to local conditions or capacity of laundry, the amount of washing done for non-resident staff varies considerably at the several hospitals. This column, therefore, for uniformity, represents the total staff washing apportioned over
the resident staff only.

Year ending 31st March.Total number of articles washed in laundries during the year.Average cost per 1,000 articles washed.Average consumption per 1,000 articles washed.Average daily number of paid laundry staff.Average output per head of paid laundry staff per week.
Salaries and emoluments (laundry staff only).Washing materials and laundry fabrics.Fuel, gas, electricity, water and plant repairs.Total.Soap and soap in soap powder.Soda and soda in soap powder.
No.£s.d.s.d.£s.d.£s.d.lbs.lbs.No.No.
193355,911,5082101470161031168.122.31,133949
193455,614,1712834301663907.922.61,116958
193555,187,93428240016103908.220.31,078985