Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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FINANCE
| Ambulance stations—erection | £ 11,460 |
| Day nurseries—erection | 476 |
| Health centres—debt repayment, etc | 3,285 |
| Maternity and child welfare centres—acquisition, | |
| erection, equipment, adaptation | 393 |
| Training centres—adaptation, erection, etc. | 24,481 |
| £40,095 |
| Service | Cost | Amount recovered in contributions |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Ambulance service | 1,186,982 | - |
| Day nurserie | 1,041,586 | 159,452 |
| Domiciliary midwifery service | 267,093 | - |
| Foot clinics | 57,3201 | 17,880 |
| General health services (including health education) | 60,282 | - |
| Health centres | 34,461 | - |
| Health visiting | 339,892 | - |
| Home nursing | 553,174 | - |
| Home help | 1,177,944 | 63,955 |
| Maternity and child welfare | 937,311 | 69,656 |
| Mental health | 308,560 | 6,557 |
| Prevention of illness, including care and after.care of tuberculosis | 432,762 | 14,780 |
| School health | 1,034,873 | - |
| Vaccination and immunisation | 221,856 | - |
| £7,654,096 | £332,280 |
*Excluding central administration.
The net cost of the services, before allowing for Government grant, expressed in terms of
rate in the £ was 16.5d.
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