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 Willesden]
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Summary of payments actually made and sums actually received within the year ended
31st March.
1916. | 1917. | 1918. | 1919. | 1920. | ||||||||||||||
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1. | Payments— | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||
(1) | Purchase of food | 1,202 | 1 | 5 | 749 | 11 | 9 | 1,794 | 18 | 2 | 2,216 | 19 | 9 | 1,438 | 4 | 9 | ||
(2) | Salaries and wages | 956 | 6 | 11 | 659 | 11 | 3 | 871 | 4 | 4 | 1,451 | 2 | 1 | 1,423 | 8 | 6 | ||
(3) | Provision of premises | — | 11 | 5 | 7 | 404 | 1 | 11 | — | 886 | 9 | 2 | ||||||
(4) | Maintenance of premises (e.g., heating, lighting, cleaning, rent, rates, taxes) | 364 | 18 | 10 | 345 | 18 | 7 | 351 | 18 | 4 | 475 | 2 | 1 | 345 | 10 | 9 | ||
(5) | Furniture and equipment— | |||||||||||||||||
(a) | Initial equipment of new premises | 51 | 12 | 1 | — | 36 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | - | ||||||
(ft) | Annual repairs, replacements, etc. | 48 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 81 | 11 | 8 | 76 | 0 | 2 | ||
(6) | Printing, stationery, postages, etc. | 27 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 44 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 6 | ||
(7) | Conveyance of Children | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
(8) | Carriage of food, etc. | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
(9) | Any expenditure not included in (1)— (8) above | 57 15 1 | 28 1 7 | 32 14 2 | 40 18 6 | 17 6 10 | ||||||||||||
2,708 | 18 | 1 | 1,832 | 10 | 4 | 3,559 | 4 | 7 | 4,321 | 18 | 2 | 4,203 | 6 | 8 | ||||
Less meals supplied to children attending Special Schools | 237 | 6 | 3 | 221 | 5 | 8 | 155 | 10 | 8 | 209 | 14 | 3 | 350 | 0 | 2 | |||
Total | £2,471 | 11 | 10 | 1,611 | 4 | 8 | 3,403 | 13 | 11 | 4,112 | 3 | 11 | 3,853 | 6 | 6 | |||
2. | Receipts— | |||||||||||||||||
Amount paid or recovered from parents | 44 | 7 | 3 | 79 | 7 | 6 | 197 | 5 | 11 | 252 | 11 | 8 | 178 | 3 | 3 | |||
Amount received from voluntary contributions | — | — | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Miscellaneous receipts | — | — | 18 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
Maternity and Child Welfare | — | 518 | 10 | 9 | 649 | 6 | 4 | 465 | 15 | 3 | ||||||||
Total | 4 | 4 7 | 3 | 79 | 7 | 6 | 734 | 0 | 8 | 937 | 19 | 4 | 675 | 2 | 6 | |||
Amount received in respect of M. & C.W., for year 1916-17 | — | — | 30 | 3 | 5 | — | — | |||||||||||
Net total expenditure | £2,427 | 4 | 7 | 1,531 | 17 | 2 | 2,639 | 9 | 10 | 3,174 | 4 | 7 | 3,178 | 4 | 0 | |||
Total number of meals provided:— | 1918. | 1919. | 1920. | |||||||||||||||
Dinners | 111,570 | 144,662 | 94,945 | |||||||||||||||
Other Meals | 343 | 28 | 1,834 | |||||||||||||||
Total | 111,913 | 144,690 | 96,779 | |||||||||||||||
Average total cost per meal | 6.174d. | 5.737d. | 8.895d. | |||||||||||||||
Average cost per meal for food only | 3.053d. | 2.943d. | 3.043d. | |||||||||||||||
Charge fixed under Section 2 of the Act of 1906 for each meal | 4d. | 4d. | 4d. | |||||||||||||||
Number of children whose meals were paid for by their parents:— | ||||||||||||||||||
Wholly | Nil. | 488 | 276 | |||||||||||||||
Partly | 378 | Nil. | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Part of Year Paying and Part of Year Free | — | — | 70 | |||||||||||||||
Grant received from Board | £680 | 18 | 9 | £1,319 | 14 | 11 | £21,587 | 2 | 3* | |||||||||
*Now merged in the substantive grant. |