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 West Ham]
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Table 1.
Health Services of West Ham: Financial statement for year 1st April, 1937, to 31st March, 1938.
Service. | Total expenditure | Income (excluding Government | Net cost of Service |
---|---|---|---|
£ | £ | £ | |
(1) General public health:— Infectious diseases (excluding hospitals) | 8,029 | - | 8,029 |
Sanitation and general public health | 14,094 | 55 | 14,039 |
Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act | 1,451 | — | 1,451 |
Diseases of Animals Act | 1,502 | — | 1,502 |
Midwives Acts | |||
Shops Acts | 820 | — | 820 |
Ambulances | 2,449 | 295 | 2,154 |
(2) Prevention and treatment of tuberculosis | 4,877 | - | 4,877 |
(3) Maternity and child welfare service | 38,276 | 8,943 | 29,333 |
(4) School medical service | 20,002 | 312 | 19,690 |
(5) Venereal diseases | 2,527 | — | 2,527 |
(6) Mental deficiency service | 91 | 30,988 | |
(7) Hospitals and institutions: | |||
Isolation Hospital | 40,859 | 1,754 | 39,105 |
Sanatoria | 45,815 | 151 | 45,664 |
Whipps Cross Hospital | 187,621 | 562 | 82,467* |
Forest Gate Hospital | 84,278 | 7,787 | 29,744* |
Central Home | 156,385 | 428 | 74,550* |
Harold Wood Hospital | 27,711 | 5,441 | 22,270 |
South Ockendon Colony | 18,496 | 4,755 | 13,741 |
Totals | 686,271 | 30,574 | 422,951 |
* Net cost after deducting income from user-agreements.
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