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Croydon 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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No. 5 District. No. 6 District.
11 mos. to 31/3/39. Year to 31/3/39.
Average number of separate patients attended during each quarter 222 369
Particulars of services rendered:
Attendances at patients' homes 996 1,280
Attendances on a second person in the same house at the same visit 159 2,553 119 5,012
Attendances on patients at the surgery 1,140 2,989
Medical Certificates issued 258 624
Total number of prescriptions written 2,562 (11 mos.) 4,178
Total number issued during corresponding period of previous year 1,826 (11 mos.) 2,976
Estimated cost of drugs, dressings and dispensing £88 (11 mos.) £144
Estimated cost for corresponding period of previous year £61 (11 mos.) £100
Estimated amount of per capita payment to doctors in respect of 2/2.9d. l/10.7d.
patients actually attended
Estimated average payment per service point 1.29d. 1.13d.
No. 5 DISTRICT. No. 6 DISTRICT.
Previous arrangement. Panel Medical Scheme. Previous arrangement. Panel Medical Scheme.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ £
D.M.O.'s Salary (11 Pool for payment of D.M.O.'s Salary 200 Pool for payment of
mos. to 31-3-38) 183 6 8 Practitioners (11 Practitioners 280
mos. to 31-3-39) 183 6 8 Drugs, Dressings and Drugs, Dressings and
Drugs, Dressings, Drugs, Dressings, Dispensing 45 Dispensing 144
& Dispensing (11 & Dispensing (11
mos. to 31-3-38) 61 0 0 mos. to 31-3-39) 88 0 0 £244 6 8 £271 6 8 £245 £424
(Panel Scheme in this District commenced 1/5/1938).