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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 1961

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

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FINANCE
Capital—The total capital expenditure on the health services of the Council in the year
ended 31 March, 1961 was £206,739, details of which are as follows:
£
Ambulance stations—erection 3,249
Health centres—adaptation and equipment 25,719
Maternity and child welfare centres—acquisition and
erection 695
Hostels and training centres—acquisition, adaptation,
erection, etc. 177,076
£206,739

Table: Maintenance—The gross cost of the various services in 1960-61—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 1960-61—including central administrative and debt charges—and the contributions recovered from recipients of the services were:

ServiceCostAmount recovered in contributions
££
Ambulance service1,234,655—
Day nurseries1,056,074150,053
Domiciliary midwifery service269,397—
Foot clinics84,698* 16,813
General health services (including health education)66,458—
Health centres34,279—
Health visiting410,089—
Home nursing546,651—
Home help1,291,51768,843
Maternity and child welfare894,41375,630
Mental health445,29516,603
Prevention of illness, including care and after-care of tuberculosis407,28910,402
School health1,079,118—
Vaccination and immunisation199,907—
8,019,840338,344
*Excluding central administration.

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The net cost of the services, before allowing for Government grant, expressed in terms of
rate in the £ was 17d.
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