Social_Welfare_Annual_Report_1955-1956 — Page 44

APPENDIX XIII

RELIEF SECTION

Scale and Cost of Ration Per Head Per Day

as on 31st March, 1956

Dry Ration

(Happy Valley Centre and Yaumati Centre)

Meat, Fish and 2 Nos. B Type Vegetables......| diet (14 oz.)

Rice

Welfare Centres

$0.28

12 oz.

0.219

B Type (7 oz.)

6 oz.

$0.14

0.110

Tea ...

1/24 oz.

0.002

1/24 oz.

0.002

Peanut Oil ...

1/4 oz.

0.012

1/4 oz.

0.012

Salt ......

1/2 oz.

0.002

1/2 oz.

0.002

Fire-wood

32 oz.

0.094

Diesoline

10 gal, per day

0.008

for 897 diets

Cost of one dry

ration.......

Cost per meal

$0.61

per person .

$0.27

North Point Camp

Welfare Centre for the Physically-Handicapped

Meat, Fish and

Vegetables..

A Type (21 oz.)

$0.58

C Type (19 oz.)

$0.57

Rice

15 oz.

0.274

16 oz.

0.292

Tea

Peanut Oil Salt ......

1/8 oz.

1 oz. 1/4 oz.

0.007

1/8 oz.

0.007

0.05

1 oz.

0.05

0.001

1/3 oz.

0.001

Fire-wood

32 oz.

0.094

Diesoline

11.35245 oz.

0.071

Cost per head

per day

Cost per head

$1.01

per day.

$0.99

Remand Home

Shanghai Street Children's Centre

Meat, Fish and

Vegetables......

A Type (21 oz.)

$0.58

A Type (21 oz.)

$0.58

Rice

15 oz.

0.274

15 oz.

0.274

Tea

Peanut Oil

露

Salt

Sugar

1/8 oz.

1 oz.

1/4 oz.

1 oz.

0.006

0.05

1 oz.

0.05

0.001

1/4 oz.

0.001

0.022

1 oz.

0.022

Kerosene

1 gal. per

0.078

30 diets

Cost per head

per day...

$1.01

Cost per head

per day........

$0.927

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