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Willesden 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Outgoings per week include:—
(12) Rent.
(13) Insurance.
(14) National Health Unemployment Insurance (Parents only).
(15) Fares to and from work (Parents only).
(16) Payment for care of children.
Number in family means parents, children attending school, children under school age and
members of the family unable to work.
Breakfasts and dinners are given to children attending Public Elementary Schools if the net
figure per head per week of the family obtained as above is below the following
Net income per head
No. in family. per week.
2 Not exceding 10/6.
3 „ „ 9/6.
4 „ „ 8/6.
5 or over ,, ,, 7/6.
This means that such families are living per head per week on sums not exceeding the amount shown in the 2nd last column of the following table:—
| No. in family as defined. | Probable No. fed. | Economic Circumstances per week per head of scale. | Economic Circumstances per week of family. | Additional value per week of food provided by Education Committee. | Total Economic Circumstances including value of meals provided by Education Committee per week. | Total Economic Circumstances per head per week. | Estimated Total Economic Circumstances required for maintenance per head per week. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 10/6 | 21/- | 5/2 | 26/2 | 13/1 | 9/4 |
| 3 | 2 | 9/6 | 28/6 | 10/5 | 38/11 | 13/- | 9/4 |
| 4 | 2 | 8/6 | 34/- | 10/5 | 44/5 | 11/1 | 9/4 |
| 5 | 2 | 7/6 | 37/6 | 10/5 | 47/11 | 9/7 | 9/4 |
| 6 | 3 | 7/6 | 45/- | 15/7 | 60/7 | 10/1 | 9/4 |
| 7 | 3 | 7/6 | 52/6 | 15/7 | 68/1 | 9/9 | 9/4 |
| 8 | 4 | 7/6 | 60/- | 20/10 | 80/10 | 10/1 | 9/4 |
| 9 | 4 | 7/6 | 67/6 | 20/10 | 88/4 | 9/10 | 9/4 |
| 10 | 5 | 7/6 | 75/- | 26/Oi | 101/- | 10/1 | 9/4 |
The present economic circumstances scale was last revised in April, 1934, when the cost of
living index for all items was 39. The cost of living index in August, 1938, was 56.
Cost of the Foregoing Proposals.
The estimated additional costs of the foregoing proposals for an improved menu would be
£1,429 per annum as shown below:—
Estimates, 1938-39. New Estimate on same basis.
1,000 breakfasts per week at l|d. = £325 1,000 breakfasts per week at 2.7d. = £585
5,500 dinners per week at 3d. including 5,500 dinners per week at 3-8d. = £4,528
fruit = £3,575 1,000 fruit per week at 1d. = £216
Milk = £400 Milk = £400
£4,300 £5,729
Administrative Arrangements.
Meals are prepared at the following Centres under the direct control of the Education
Committee:—
Gibbons Road.
Breakfasts and dinners are prepared and served at this Centre on 7 days a week.
Dinners are also cooked and sent on 5 days a week to Oldfield Road Physically Defective
School where they are served in the main hall.
Dinners are also cooked and sent on 5 days a week to Oldfield Road Infants' School
where they are served in the main hall.