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Borough) were invited to accept service under the scheme, and 10
doctors were admitted to the Council's panel of practitioners. One
withdrew from the scheme at the end of October and the panel
now comprises 9 doctors.
The former District Medical Officer was one of the practitioners
admitted to the scheme and a large number of relief recipients
have chosen to remain under his medical care. At present these
comprise about one-third of the total number of persons who have
chosen doctors.
The arrangements have worked smoothly, and in consequence
of the system adopted of requiring all fresh applicants for relief
other than able-bodied unemployed, to choose a medical attendant
at the time the application is made, there has been no delay in
the provision of medical attention when required
Able-bodied unemployed, who seldom require the services of a
doctor except, e.g., for a wife or child, obtain a Relieving Officer's
Medical Order on the doctor of their choice as and when required.
In the absence of exact statistical information as to the working
of the district under the arrangements hitherto in force, comparisons
ire difficult, but the following particulars are submitted:—
Average number of separate patients attended during
each of the quarters ended June, September and
December 147
Particulars of services rendered:
Attendances at patients homes 815
Attendances on a second person in the
same house at the same visit 85 2,013
Attendances on patients at the surgery 915
Medical Certificates issued 198
total number of prescriptions written April to
December, 1935 Approx. 1,800
Total number issued during corresponding period
of the previous year 1,097
Estimated cost of drugs, dressings and dispensing
for the year to 31st March, 1936 £81
Estimated cost for the same period of the previous
year £62
Estimated amount of per capita payment to doctors
in respect of patients actually attended (ascertainable
at 31/3/1936) 3/-
Estimated average payment per service 1.2 pence
In comparing these figures the increased relief should be taken
into account.