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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ealing 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Cost of Maintenance, Etc.
| s. | d. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries— | |||
| Medical | 198 | 4 | 0 |
| Nurses | 500 | 5 | 5 |
| Other staff | 947 | 6 | 4 |
| District training of probationers | 135 | 0 | 0 |
| Repairs to buildings | 257 | 0 | 3 |
| Furniture, fittings and utensils | 352 | 14 | 7 |
| Medical and surgical requisites | 253 | 6 | 11 |
| Provisions | 1,057 | 0 | 10 |
| Fuel, light and cleaning | 691 | 11 | 1 |
| Rates, taxes and insurance | 354 | 9 | 4 |
| Miscellaneous | 66 | 15 | 0 |
| Superannuation—employer's contribution | 56 | 12 | 8 |
| Doan charges | 772 | 12 | 7 |
| 5,642 | 19 | 0 | |
| Administrative charges | 198 | 2 | 6 |
| 5,841 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2,480 | 3 | 0 | |
| . | £3,360 | 18 | 6 |
The patients spent 8,286 days in hospital so that the gross
cost of each patient per day was 14s. Id., or £4 18s. 8d. per week
and the net cost, after deducting the amounts paid by the patients,
8s. Id. per day or £2 16s. 8d. per week. Taking the patient-days
8,286 and the staff-day 8,391, or a total of 16,677, the average
cost of food for patients and staff works out at Is. 3¼d. each person
per day.