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PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.
(a) Domiciliary Relief.
Number of Croydon cases resident in the Borough and in
receipt of outdoor relief on the—
1st January, 1943 1,794 persons 958 cases
1st July, 1943 1,706 934 ,,
1st January, 1944 1,684 915 ,,
Expenditure on Out-relief during the 12 months ended 30th
September, 1943, to Croydon cases resident in the Borough:—
Half-year ended 31st March, 1943 £31,890 7s. 6d.
Half-year ended 30th September, 1943 £29,959 16s. 6d.
(b) Institutional Relief.
Number of Croydon persons relieved in the Mayday
Hospital on 1st January, 1944, and in the Queen's Road Homes
on the same date:—
Mayday Hospital 26
Queen's Road Homes 542
(c) Medical Relief.
In May, 1941, the Public Assistance Committee decided to
form one panel for all districts in the Borough operating the
schee instead of separate panels for each such district.
Particulars for Year ended 31.3.44. All Districts.
(1) Average number of separate patients
attended during each quarter 1,367
(2) Attendances at patients' homes 10,205
(3) Attendances on patients at the surgery 11,980
(4) Total number of prescriptions written 21,164
(5) Estimated cost of drugs, dressings and
dispensing £985 5s. 3d.
(6) Estimated amount of per capita payment
to doctors in respect of patients actually
attended (calculated quarterly) 4s. 7.42d.
(7) Estimated average payment per service
point 1.91d.