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Willesden 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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| £ | |
| (9) Test Feeding | Nil |
| General— Staff (1 Health Nurse £255 £345) (1 Junior Clerk £60) | 315 |
| Cleaning assistance—96 hours per week at l1d. per hour) | 230 |
| Heating, Lighting and Cleaning, including electricity, gas, coal, coke, etc., replacements, cleaning materials and utensils, cleaning windows, etc. | 260 |
| Rates | 70 |
| Superannuation | 92 |
| (10) Rheumatism—no estimate submitted as this depends on provision of hospital beds | Nil |
| (11) Toddlers—no estimate submitted as this depends on extension of Health Centre (1) | Nil |
| 3,006 | |
| 535 | |
| Total net additional annual maintenance excluding loan charges | £2,471 |
N.B.—No sum has been allowed in these estimates (a) for the accommodation to be provided
for the Caretaker, subject to the decision of the Committee, or (b) for any grant which maybe receivable
from the Board of Education or by way of increase of the block grant.
Cost of Equipment.
The cost of equipment for the foregoing additional services is estimated at £1,000 represented
by a loan charge of £120 per annum.
GEORGE F. BUCHAN,
Medical Officer of Health.
Report of the Engineer.
mh April, 193G.
Dear Dr. Buchan,
Health Centre No. 3.
In reply to your letter of the 16th April, I estimate the cost of the suggested additions to the
above as follows :—
Additional floor to front portion £5,000 0 0
New Ante-natal room, etc. 900 0 0
Caretaker's Cottage 750 0 0
Contingencies 350 0 0
£7.000 0 0
Yours faithfully,
F. WILKINSON,
Borough Engineer and Surveyor.
April 29th. 1936.
APPENDIX M.
HEALTH CENTRES FOR WILLESDEN.
Memorandum by the Medical Officer of Health.
1. The following statement shows the existing Willesden Health Centres and the attendances
made at each Health Centre in 1935 :—
*Health Centre (1)—
1 Doctor and 1 Dentist 51,971
Note.— There is no orthopaedic department at this Centre.
Health Centre (2)—
2 Doctors and 1 Dentist 73,137
Note.— There are no orthopaedic, artificial sunlight and
special skin departments at this Centre, and only a
part-time School for Mothers.
Health Centre (3)—
2 Doctors and 2 Dentists 90,010
* In the area served by this Health Centre there is also a Voluntary Centre at which 5,857 attendances
were recorded in 1935.