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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, 1946 1,586 persons 871 cases
1st July, 1946 1,541 ,, 862 „
1st January, 1947 1,628 ,, 884 ,,
Expenditure on Out-relief during the 12 months ended 30th
September, 1946, to Croydon cases resident in the Borough:—
Half-year ended 31st March, 1946 £33,063 17s. 0d.
Half-year ended 30th September, 1946 £32,413 14s. 6d.
(b) Institutional Relief.
Number of Croydon persons relieved in the Mayday
Hospital on 1st January, 1947, and in the Queen's Road Homes
on the same date: —
Mayday Hospital 30
Queen's Road Homes 473
(excluding 50 evacuated).
(c) Medical Relief.
In May, 1941, the Public Assistance Committee decided to
form one panel for all districts in the Borough operating the
scheme instead of separate panels for each such district.
Particulars for Year ended 31-3-47. All Districts.
(1) Average number of separate patients
attended during each quarter 1,860
(2) Attendances at patients' homes 13,499
(3) Attendances on patients at the surgery 17,112
(4) Total number of prescriptions written 35,376
(5) Estimated cost of drugs, dressings and
dispensing £2,207 7s. 11d.
(6) Estimated amount of per capita payment
to doctors in respect of patients actually
attended (calculated quarterly) 5s. 11.78d.
(7) Estimated average payment per service
point 2.37d.