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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
Walthamstow 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 1925 | |||||
| Rateable value of District | 520,754 | 0 | 0 | 529,956 | 0 | 0 |
| The average cost of education per child:— | ||||||
| (1) In the ordinary school | 12 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 0¼ |
| (2) Mentally Defective Centre | 38 | 6 | 0¾ | 37 | 0 | 6½ |
| (3) Deaf and Dumb Centre | 28 | 10 | 1¼ | 30 | 15 | 0¾ |
| (4) Myope Centre | 24 | 9 | 6½ | 30 | 2 | 10½ |
| (5) Physically Defective Centre | - | 63 | 13 | 2¾ | ||
| The education rate for— | ||||||
| The half year ending March 31st | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0¾ |
| „ „ „ Sept. 30th | 0 | 2 | 1¼ | 0 | 2 | 1¾ |
| „ „ „ March 31st, 1926 | 0 | 2 | 1¼ | - | ||
| Total cost of medical inspection for year | 4,624 | 3 | 01 | 4,867 | 9 | 8 |
| Grant towards the above for year ending March, from Board of Education | 2,170 | 12 | 9 | 2,209 | 16 | 7 |
| Other receipts:— | ||||||
| Medical treatment | 24 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 5 | 11 |
| Spectacles | 46 | 14 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Amount spent on repairs, improvements, etc., to schools for the year | 3,954 | 19 | 0 | 5,938 | 12 | 1 |