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
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
Service | Cost | Amount recovered in contributions |
---|---|---|
£ | £ | |
Ambulance service | 1,234,655 | — |
Day nurseries | 1,056,074 | 150,053 |
Domiciliary midwifery service | 269,397 | — |
Foot clinics | 84,698 | * 16,813 |
General health services (including health education) | 66,458 | — |
Health centres | 34,279 | — |
Health visiting | 410,089 | — |
Home nursing | 546,651 | — |
Home help | 1,291,517 | 68,843 |
Maternity and child welfare | 894,413 | 75,630 |
Mental health | 445,295 | 16,603 |
Prevention of illness, including care and after-care of tuberculosis | 407,289 | 10,402 |
School health | 1,079,118 | — |
Vaccination and immunisation | 199,907 | — |
8,019,840 | 338,344 | |
The net cost of the services, before allowing for Government grant, expressed in terms of
rate in the £ was 17d.
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