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Leyton 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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patient per week in three extra-metropolitan MaternityHomes
administered by Municipal Boroughs to be £8 14s. 11d.
per patient per week.
After consideration of that report the Council decided that
the charge of 10s. per day be agreed to.
In view of the increased payment to Queen Mary's Hospital,
the Council reconsidered the scale of patients' contributions for
institutional treatment and it was resolved that where the total
weekly income of the family from all sources, after deduction of
rent, is in excess of the Scale of Remission adopted by the Council
for use in connection with maternity and child welfare services,
the following scale be applicable.

When total weekly income after deduction of rent is in excess of scale of remission by not more thanTotal amount of contribution for maintenance at the Margaret Lyle Maternity Home, Queen Mary's Hospital.
£s.d.£s.d.
050150
01001100
01501150
1002100
1502163
1100326
11503150
500500
Exceeding £5.Full cost.

The Scale of Remission, approved by the Council in May, 1934,
is as follows:—
Scale for Remission of Fees.
Fees for all services will be remitted or assistance provided
gratis where the total income from all sources after deduction of
rent is not in excess of the following income:—

Number in Family (including all members).

(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
010010015611201176220
(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)
£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
23928029621502179300