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Willesden 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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WILLESDEN URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL. PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT MOTOR SERVICES. Year ended 31st March. 1926.
| Cost per mile | |||||||
| Expenditure. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Running Expenses :— | |||||||
| Petrol | 403 | 12 | 2½ | ||||
| Oils and Greases | 33 | 13 | 9 | ||||
| Tyres | 231 | 13 | 4 | ||||
| 668 | 19 | 3½ | 1.845 | ||||
| Wages and Emoluments :— | |||||||
| Mechanic Superintendent | 278 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Drivers, etc | 2,609 | 0 | 4½ | ||||
| National Insurance (Employers' Contributions) | 19 | 11 | 4 | ||||
| 2,907 | 1 | 8½ | 8.017 | ||||
| Fixed and General Charges :— | |||||||
| Rent (Garage and Mess Room) | 187 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Repairs, Plant, etc. | 189 | 15 | 7 | ||||
| Painting, &c., Bodies of Vehicles | 62 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Coal, Gas, etc. | 50 | 9 | 2 | ||||
| Uniforms and Overalls | 120 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Insurance of Vehicles | 64 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| Motor Car Tax | 79 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Drivers' Licences | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Accessories and Sundries | 72 | 16 | 10 | ||||
| 830 | 10 | 10 | 2.290 | ||||
| Depreciation and Interest Charges in respect of capital expenditure out of Revenue :— | 4,406 | 11 | 10 | 12.152 | |||
| Amount written off value of vehicles purchased from Revenue account in accordance with Medical Officer of Health's Valuation | 481 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Interest on capital employed | 63 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 544 | 12 | 0 | 1.502 | ||||
| £4,951 | 3 | 10 | 13.654 | ||||
| Income. | |||||||
| Use of Vehicles for— | |||||||
| Conveyance of Patients | 90 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| Election purposes | 5 | 17 | 6 | ||||
| £96 | 6 | 3 | |||||
| Petrol consumed | 7,189 galls. | ||||||
| Miles run by all vehicles | 87,030 | ||||||
| „ run per gallon of petrol consumed | 12.106 | ||||||
| Finance Department, | |||||||
| 31st July, 1926. | |||||||
APPENDIX F.
For the consideration of the Health Committee.
MEMORANDUM ON ANTE-NATAL CARE.
The practice at the ante-natal clinics of the authority includes :—
Attendances.
(1) Attendance of the expectant mother monthly up to within six weeks of the expected
confinement.
(2) Attendance of the expectant mother fortnightly at the clinic during the last six weeks
of pregnancy.
Blood Pressure Test.
During the course of attendance physical examination of the patient is conducted from time
to time and the urine is tested at every attendance. The physical examination does not as a rule
include a blood pressure test, although this is sometimes applied to confirm some provisional diagnosis.