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London County Council 1959

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

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Table: FINANCECapital—The total capital expenditure on the health services of the Council in the year ended 31 March, 1959 was £68,927, details of which are as follows:

FINANCE

Capital—The total capital expenditure on the health services of the Council in the year ended 31 March, 1959 was £68,927, details of which are as follows:

Ambulance service:£
Stations—erection and adaptation417
Day nurseries—erection and acquisition1,410
Maternity and child welfare centres—acquisition,
erection, equipment, adaptation4,109
Occupation centres—adaptation and erection62,052
Queen's Road health centre—adaptation939
£68,927

Table: Maintenance—The gross cost of the various services in 1958-59—including central administrative and debt charges—and the contributions recovered from recipients of the services were:

Maintenance—The gross cost of the various services in 1958-59—including central administrative and debt charges—and the contributions recovered from recipients of the services were:

ServiceCost £Amount recovered in charges £
Ambulance service1,097,549-
Day nurseries992,711158,656
Domiciliary midwifery service247,477—
General health services (including £198,617 contribution to metropolitan borough councils for salaries of medical officers and inspectors)254,429-
Health centres36,285—
Health visiting277,664—
Maternity and child welfare866,71165,884
Mental health285,1591,113
Prevention of illness—
Home nursing514,689—
Home help1,091,07957,317
Other preventive services640,13033,388
School health973,1043,315
£7,276,987£319,673

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The net cost of the services after allowing for Government grant, expressed in terms of
rate in the £ was 903d.
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