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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Harrow 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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SCALE OF CONTRIBUTIONS BY APPLICANTS FOB ASSISTANCE
| No. in Family | Nett income per head of family per week after deduction of rent, rates, compulsory insurance and fares to work, not exceeding | Above | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 12/6 | 13/6 | 15/- | 17/3 | 19/3 | 21/3 | 23/6 | 25/6 | 25/6 |
| 3 | 10/6 | 11/6 | 13/- | 15/- | 17/3 | 19/3 | 21/9 | 23/6 | 23/6 |
| 4 | 8/3 | 9/3 | 11/- | 13/- | 14/6 | 16/9 | 18/3 | 19/9 | 19/9 |
| 5 | 7/9 | 8/3 | 9/3 | 11/6 | 12/6 | 14/6 | 15/6 | 17/9 | 17/9 |
| 6 | 6/9 | 7/9 | 8/3 | 9/9 | 11/- | 13/- | 14/6 | 16/- | 16/- |
| 7 | 6/3 | 7/3 | 7/9 | 8/9 | 9/9 | 11/6 | 13/- | 14/6 | 14/6 |
| 8 | 5/9 | 6/9 | 7/3 | 8/3 | 9/3 | 10/6 | 11/6 | 12/6 | 12/6 |
| Type of Service | Fees payable by Applicants | ||||||||
| Maternity Hospital up to | 10% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 100% |
| Midwifery | Free | 7/- | 14/- | 21/- | 28/- | 35/- | 46/6 | 56/- | Full fees 70/- |
| Home Helps | Free | 10/6 | 21/- | 31/6 | 42/- | 52/6 | 69/9 | 84/— | Full fees 105/- |
| Maternity N urses | Free | 5/- | 10/- | 15/- | 20/- | 25/- | 33/- | 40/- | Full fees 47/6 |
| Dentures up to | 10% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | Full charge |
| Convalescent Home up to... | 10% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 100% |
(Unborn child counted as member of family)
319 mothers received dental treatment of whom 49 were supplied
with dentures. Five nursing mothers were treated by the staff of the
District Nursing Association. Six mothers were treated at the physiotherapeutic
Clinic at 76, Marlborough Hill.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR CONFINEMENT.
Domiciliary Confinements.
Number of Confinements : The number of births attended in
private houses in the district by midwives who gave notice of their
intention to practise was 834, in 593 cases the attendant being present as
a midwife, and in 241 as a maternity nurse. Of these 806 were attended
by local midwives whose practice is limited to domiciliary work (573 as
midwives and 233 as maternitygiurses) and 28 as midwives from adjoining
areas (20 as midwives and 8 as maternity nurses).
Number of Midwives : The number of midwives who during the
year notified their intention to practise in the district was 44. Of these
8 removed, leaving in practice at the end of the year 36. Of the total
number 15 were engaged in local maternity homes, most of these restricting
their activities to these duties. 25 were resident in the district and