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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
Willesden 1916
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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| 40 Cots and bedding | 160 | 0 | 0 |
| Linoleum for bath-room | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Tables, chairs, cupboards, crockery, cutlery, linen, and other furniture | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Capital Charges | £474 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 Persons at 8d. per day | 800 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 Superintendent at £'2 per week £104 | |||
| 4 Assistants at £1 per week £208 | |||
| 1 Cook at 17s. 6d. per week £45 | |||
| 2 Kitchen maids at 15s. per week £78 | 435 | 0 | 0 |
| Heating, including cooking | 125 | 0 | 0 |
| Lighting | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleaning and washing | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Rent—rates and taxes | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Annual repairs. | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Printing, Stationery, Postage, etc. | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sundries Total Annual Maintenance Charges | 20 £1,640 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
From the foregoing it will be noted that the initial
expenditure on alterations, repairs, furniture, and equipment
is lestimated at £474, and the annual expenditure is
estimated at £1,640, or approximately, 1s. 6d. per child for
a duration of 12 hours.
Before considering what charge should be made to
parents in respect of the cost per child it will be necessary
for the Committee to ascertain—
1. If the Local Government Board are prepared to
sanction the establishment and maintenance of a
day and night nursery for the children of munition
workers; and