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Shoreditch 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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From the foregoing table it will be seen that no family in which the total
income (after the deductions referred to) exceeds £6 per week is included in
the scheme for the remission or reduction of the scale of charges referred to
in paragraph (vi) of the Memorandum set out above. Maternity benefit
under the National Health Insurance Acts will not be taken into consideration
when calculating the amount of income per head.

The following Schedule shows the amounts to be paid by applicants whose income places them in one of the Scales "A" to "J" of the income per head of family : —

Charges.
1st Child.Other Children.
" A " Scale
No maternity benefit receivedNilNil
One maternity benefit received10/-10/-
Two maternity benefits received20/-20/-
" B " Scale,
No maternity benefit received2/62/-
One maternity benefit received12/612/-
Two maternity benefits received22/622/-
" C " Scale.
No maternity benefit received5/-4/-
One maternity benefit received15/-14/-
Two maternity Benefits received25/-21/-
" D " Scale
No maternity benefit received7/66/-
One maternity benefit received17/616/-
Two maternity benefits received25/-21/-
" E " Scale.
No maternity benefit received10/-8/-
One maternity benefit received20/-18/-
Two maternity benefits received25/-21/-
" F " Scale
No maternity benefit received12/610/-
One maternity benefit received22/620/-
Two maternity benefits received25/-21/-
" G " Scale
No maternity benefit received15/-12/-
One maternity benefit received25/-21/-
Two maternity benefits received25/-21/-