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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
Ealing 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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infant death-rate in the third position relative to the
others. These figures indicate a health record of which
the Council and the community may justly be proud,
manifesting as they do on the one hand foresight in
municipal administration and on the other an appreciation
of those conditions which make for good health.
As regards the second matter the cost of the Public
Health Department it seems desirable to discuss it
in view of the frequent and insistent call for economy
in all branches of municipal administration. The
figures for the year ending the 31st March, 1920, are
taken so that they can be compared with those for other
towns quoted in the Report of the Ministry of Health
on "The Amount of the Local Rates."
The nett cost to the ratepayers of the Maternity and
Child Welfare Scheme was £1,272 19s. 11d., of the
Hospital £4,777 14s. Id., and of the general public
health scheme, devoted to preventive medicine
£2,063 0s. 7d. These figures mean rates respectively of ½d., 2¼d., and 1d. in the £1, which compare well with those for the towns quoted in the Report referred
to:—
| Maternity and Child Welfare | Haling | Bristol | Ipswich | Leeds | Portsmouth | Sunderland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ½d. | ½d. | ½d. | 1d. | ½d. | l½d. | |
| Hospitals for Infectious Diseases | 2¼ | 2¾. | 5½. | 7½. | 3½. | 3½. |
| Prevention of Disease | 1. | 2d. | 2¼d | 2d. | 1. | ½. |
| Total | 3¾d. | 5¼d. | 8¼d. | 10¼d | 5d. | 5½d. |