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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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| 1920. | 1921. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Rateable value of District | 505,182 | 0 | 0 | 511,535 | 0 | 0 |
| The average cost of education per child:— | ||||||
| (1) In the ordinary school | 9 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 2¾ |
| (2) Mentally Defective centre | 30 | 17 | 0 | 37 | 13 | 1 |
| (3) Deaf and Dumb centre | 24 | 14 | 11 | 31 | 10 | 6¼ |
| (4) In the Myope centre | 21 | 8 | 6¾ | 32 | 3 | 10½ |
| The education rate tor— | ||||||
| The half year ending March 31st | 0 | 1 | 3¾ | 0 | 2 | 5¼ |
| „ „ „ Sept. 30th | 0 | 2 | 1¼ | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| „ „ „ March 31st, 1922 | 2s. | . 5¼d. | ||||
| Total cost of medical inspection for the year | 4,641 | 15 | 2 | 4,907 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant towards the above for the year ending March, from Board of Education | 1,707 | 17 | 8 | 2,297 | 0 | 0 |
| Other receipts:— | ||||||
| Medical treatment | 123 | 14 | 1 | 104 | 2 | 7 |
| Spectacles | 53 | 10 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 8 |
| Amount spent on repairs, improvements, etc., to schools for the year | 8,554 | 11 | 1 | 8,370 | 0 | 0 |