Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 received | Nil | Nil |
One maternity benefit received | 10/- | 10/- |
Two maternity benefits received | 20/- | 20/- |
" B " Scale, | ||
No maternity benefit received | 2/6 | |
One maternity benefit received | 12/6 | 12/- |
Two maternity benefits received | 22/6 | 22/- |
" C " Scale. | ||
No maternity benefit received | 5/- | 4/- |
One maternity benefit received | 15/- | 14/- |
Two maternity Benefits received | 25/- | 21/- |
" D " Scale | ||
No maternity benefit received | 7/6 | 6/- |
One maternity benefit received | 17/6 | 16/- |
Two maternity benefits received | 25/- | 21/- |
" E " Scale. | ||
No maternity benefit received | 10/- | 8/- |
One maternity benefit received | 20/- | 18/- |
Two maternity benefits received | 25/- | 21/- |
" F " Scale | ||
No maternity benefit received | 12/6 | 10/- |
One maternity benefit received | 22/6 | 20/- |
Two maternity benefits received | 25/- | 21/- |
" G " Scale | ||
No maternity benefit received | 15/- | 12/- |
One maternity benefit received | 25/- | 21/- |
Two maternity benefits received | 25/- | 21/- |