[Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough.

  • Birkenhead (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1929
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Credit: [Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    COST OF HEALTH SERVICES. The net estimated cost to the Corporation (after deducting Exchequer grants) of all the Health Services dealt with in this report, for the financial year 1929-1930, was covered by a local rate of lOJd. in the £. The total rate for the Borough (exclusive of water charges) was as follows:— Gross estimate 12/9| in the £ Deduct credit balances and contribu- tions from Corporation trading undertakings 1/0| in the £ Bate levied.... 11/9 in the £ Below is an analysis of the cost to the Corporation of the various Health Services:— Approx, fraction of the total In the (gross) estimate £ for rates. General administration, port sanitary account, housing inspection, municipal laboratory, etc 2id. l/eOth Infectious diseases hospital, disinfecting and ambulances 2|d. l/60th Tuberculosis (including Thing wall Sanatorium, Cheshire Joint Sanatorium and Leasowe Hospital) Ifd. l/9(>th Prevention and treatment of venereal diseases Jd. 1/600th Meat, food and drugs inspection Jd. 1/300th Maternity and child welfare fd. l/200th Mecical inspection and treatment of children of school age Id. 1/160th Mental deficiency Jd. l/300th Miscellaneous (care of blind persons*, housing schemes 1904-1909, etc.) Jd. l/300th Total lOJd. l/15th *This r]fK*8 not inoliule expondifuro incurred by the Corporation in making direct payments towards ihe maintenance of Idind persons under the Corporation’s scheme for the welfare of tiie blind.