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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 75.—Table to Shew Proportion of Staff to No. of Individuals Fed.
| Feeding Centre. | Week ending. | No. of Staff employed. | No. of Individuals fed. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibbons Road | 17.1.20 | 2 full time | 118 |
| 17.7.20 | 3 full time | 152 | |
| 20.11.20 | 4 full time | 205 | |
| Furness Road | 17.1.20 | 2 full time 1 part time | 131 |
| 17.7.20 | 2 full time | 121 | |
| 1 part time | |||
| 20.11.20 | 2 full time | 127 | |
| 1 part time | |||
| Strode Road | 17.1.20 | 1 full time | 58 |
| 1 part time | |||
| 17.7.20 | 1 full time | 72 | |
| 20.11.20 | 1 part time | ||
| 1 full time | 95 | ||
| 1 part time |
The following Table, No. 76, shews the cost per meal for the 4 weekly periods of 1920 for food only and the total cost per meal.
Table No. 76.
| Four Weeks Ended. | Cost for Food only per meal in pence. | Total Cost per meal in pence. |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| 24/1/1920 | 3.49 | 6.51 |
| 21/2/1920 | 3.71 | 6.43 |
| 20/3/1920 | 3.42 | 5.69 |
| 17/4/1920 | 3.54 | 7.26 |
| 15/5/1920 | 3.66 | 5.80 |
| 12/6/1920 | 3.69 | 6.65 |
| 10/7/1920 | 3.74 | 6.46 |
| 7/8/1920 | 3.59 | 7.89 |
| 4/9/1920 | 3.65 | 7.62 |
| 2/10/1920 | 4.34 | 7.31 |
| 30/10/1920 | 3.42 | 6.15 |
| 27/11/1920 | 3.23 | 6.14 |
| 25/12/1920 | 3.80 | 6.23 |
It should be noted that these costs do not include capital charges when paid out of revenue,
as, e.g., the purchase of Strode Road or the allocation of costs of other departments to school meals.
Selection of Children.— No change has been made in this respect. Recommendations for free
meals are accepted from school teachers and health visitors as well as from the medical staff at the
clinics, and parents are free to make application at any time, directly to the Feeding Centies. A
large number of applications, more particularly in the Kilburn area, are from the children themselves,
driven by need to overcome natural shyness and to present themselves at the Feeding Centre, saying,
"Please may I join."
The total number of new application forms presented at the Education Committee Centres
throughout the year was 1,088.