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East Ham 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 36.
BOROUGH INFECTIOUS DISEASES HOSPITAL. Year ended 31st March, 1933.
| Expenditure | Cost per Patient per week | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | |
| Salaries and Wages | 5,697 | 18 | 11 |
| Superannuation | 134 | 0 | 6 |
| Provisions | 2,945 | 9 | 9 |
| Anti-toxin | 499 | 1 | 8 |
| Disinfectants, Drugs and Appliances | 331 | 1 | 1 |
| Coal, Coke and Firewood | 899 | 3 | 0 |
| Electricity, Gas and Water | 961 | 3 | 2 |
| Furniture, Bedding and Linen | 307 | 1 | 0 |
| Uniforms and Dresses | 132 | 0 | 5 |
| Chandlery and Sundries | 595 | 2 | 0 |
| Crockery and Hardware | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| General Repairs | 695 | 2 | 3 |
| Garden Implements, Seeds, etc. | 60 | 0 | 2 |
| Maintenance and Upkeep of Ambulances | 555 | 1 | 10 |
| Printing, Stationery and Advertisements | 126 | 0 | 5 |
| Rent of Telephones | 61 | 0 | 2 |
| Rates, Taxes and Insurance | 325 | 1 | 1 |
| Motor Vehicle Reserve | 50 | 0 | 2 |
| £14,407 | 47 | 8 | |
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
In submitting the report on the work of the Maternity and
Child Welfare Department, a brief general account of its history
and development is given below.
Commencing in 1912 (under the Notification of Births Act,
1907, a voluntary measure), one health visitor was appointed,
who had the assistance of one voluntary worker. In a few months
six voluntary workers were enrolled and mothers were visited and
invited by the Health Visitor to attend a weekly Clinic, opened
in the Council's old offices in Wakefield Street. At the end of
1912, 472 mothers had enrolled their children on the Clinic register.