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General Notes on the Tables following page 11.
The cost per week per occupied bed (or per patient—columns headed P) is arrived at by
taking the exact average cost of one day's maintenance of a patient and not the average daily
number of patients stated, which is correct only to one decimal place. The cost per available
bed is based on the average daily accommodation stated.
The cost per available bed (columns headed B) is given under appropriate sub-heads, so
that in the case of hospitals where the pressure on the accommodation is seasonal, the occupation
has not been for the whole year, or the percentage occupation has been low, a truer
comparison of running costs may be made after taking into acoount the actual conditions
obtaining.
The "establishment charges" referred to in item 8 in the tables include pensions of officers
superannuated from the service, central office and supervisory staff salaries and wages, provision
and maintenance of central offices, and general expenditure on supplies and servioes connected
therewith, such as printing and stationery, hire of motor cars, etc.