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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
Leyton 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Number of meals supplied :—
| Ordinary Meals. | Milk Meals. | |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 90,125 | 185,521 |
| For payment | 3,068 | — |
| Totals | 93,193 | 185,521 |
The average cost of food per ordinary meal was 3.72 pence;
the total average cost (including overhead charges) being 6.84
pence. The total gross cost for the year for both ordinary and milk
meal amounted to £3,044 0s. 2¼d.
The above figures relate to the financial year ended 31st March,
1936.
STATISTICAL APPENDIX.
TABLE I.—-Returns of Medical Inspections.
a. Routine Medical Inspections. Number of Code Group Inspections :—
| Entrants | 1,571 |
| Second Age Group | 1,425 |
| Third Age Group | 1,509 |
| Total | 4,505 |
| Number of other Routine Inspections | 617 |
| b. Other Inspections. | |
| Number of Special Inspections | 3,804 |
| Number of Re-inspections | 12,109 |
| Total | 15,455 |