London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Barnes 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
This page requires JavaScript
Poor Law Relief.
15
The average number per week in receipt of out-door relief was
150.
The Barnes, Mortlake and East Sheen Philanthropic Society
was established with the charitable object of seeking out and relieving
cases of distress, and rendering pecuniary assistance where such
assistance may promote the future welfare of the recipient.
The following table shows how the poor were relieved:—
| Expenditure. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | |
| Monetary Relief | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Grocery Tickets | 39 | 11 | 0 |
| Coal Tickets | 24 | 6 | 2 |
| Bread Tickets | 13 | 18 | 3 |
| Meat Tickets | 9 | 19 | 6 |
| Milk Tickets | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Boots | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Coke | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| £105 | 6 | 1 | |
For Table showing Poor Law Medical Relief see following
page.