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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
Hackney 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Ministry of Health is of interest, although as Items Nos. 4, 7, 9 . and 11, are either not provided by this Borough, or very slightly, strict comparison is not possible.
| -Ministry of Health, 1922-1928. | Hackney, Year ended March, 1923. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | Percentage of Total Expenditure. | £ | Percentage of Total Expenditure. | ||
| 1. Medical Officers of Health and Assistant Medical Officers for Maternity and Child Welfare Work | 103,524 | % | Medical Officer of Health ...... | 52 | % .9 |
| 7.5 | Centre Medical Practitioners | 500 | 8.2 | ||
| 2. Health Visitors, etc. | 420,399 | 30.4 | 2,182 | 35.7 | |
| 3. Midwifery | 51,805 | 3.7 | 67 | 1.1 | |
| 4. Fees paid to Doctors called in by Midwives | 28,596 | 2.1 | - | - | |
| 5. Nurses | 16,248 | 1.2 | 73 | 1.2 | |
| 6. Centres | 147,510 | 10.7 | *555 | 9.1 | |
| 7. Day Nurseries | 44,977 | 3.3 | - | - | |
| 8. Maternity Homes and Hospitals, Infants' Hospitals | 206,446 | 15.0 | 267 | 4.4 | |
| 9. Convalescent Homes | 5,644 | .4 | 19 | .3 | |
| 10. Milk and Food | 280,946 | 20.3 | *2,032 | 33.2 | |
| 11. Home Helps | 7,041 | .5 | 1 | - | |
| 12. Establishment and Miscellaneous Expenses | 67,176 | 4.9 | 364 | 5.9 | |
| * net. | £6,112 | 100,0 | |||
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