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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Cost to be borne by Applicant. | Number in family. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||
| Nett weekly income per head, up to and including | ||||||||||||||||
| s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | |
| Free | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| 25% of cost | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 50% ,, | 22 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| 75% ,, | 24 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Above | ||||||||||||||||
| Whole cost | 24 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Children and members of the family other than the parents
living at home and earning are not counted as members of the family
for the purpose of the soale and their incomes are also omitted.
| Centre. | Sessions held. | New Cases. | Repeated Attendances. | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infants | Children | Mothers | Infants | Children | Mothers | |||
| Elsdale Street | 183 | 24 | 252 | 42 | 413 | 4950 | 528 | 6209 |
| Richmond Road | 100 | 20 | 140 | – | 178 | 2961 | – | 3299 |
| Totals | 283 | 44 | 392 | 42 | 591 | 7911 | 528 | 9508 |
Charges for Artificial Light Treatment are based upon the
assessment scale outlined above, the maximum charge being 6s.
for a full course of treatment, usually of three months' duration.
Provision of Milk and Other Foods to Necessitous Mothers and
Children.—The National Milk Scheme has very largely replaced the
Council's arrangements for the provision of milk to mothers and
children, but proprietary brands of dried milk, including treated
and half-cream milk, are still stocked at the Maternity and Child
Welfare Centres for distribution to mothers who are recommended
by the Centre Medical Officers to use those products.