[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking] page 28

Barking 1919

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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(4) The area for infectious ailments should be spaced out into
blocks or units of 36 beds indoor and 14 outdoor. One
of these units'should be erected at once.
(5) The other items needing attention are the Laundry and
Kitchen, both of which have now been outgrown by the
demands made upon them.
The following table gives the work the Hospital has done
since its beginning in 1893, with the cost. It is to be noted that
the financial and hospital years do not coincide; nine months of
present is included in the previous year's work.
Taking periods, we have the following figures:—

Table: Cost of Hospital per Patient.

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Cost of Hospital per Patient.

Average Cost		Average Patients.
1896-1899 (first 3 years excluded) 13.8		88.25
1900-1909 10.51		185.4
1910-1919 ,£12.2		192.4
Gross cost of Hospital, April 1st to December
31st, 1919, was		£3,885 1 8
Total number of patient days was		7,417
This gives a cost per day of (5s. 6d. pre-war)		10s. 4d.
The total number of mother days were		756 days
The total number of baby days were		624 days
The total number of child welfare days were		610 „

Table: The expenses on maternity work are as follows :—

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The expenses on maternity work are as follows :—

Expenditure—	£	s.	d.
1,380 maternity days, at 10s. 4d. ...	692	6	0
Income—
. Patients' fees	36	4	6
Nett cost	£656	1	6

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Table: Cost of Hospital per Patient.

Table: The expenses on maternity work are as follows :—