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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Cost of Maintenance, Etc.
| Salaries— | £ | s. | d. |
| Medical | 181 | 1 | 6 |
| Nurses | 529 | 15 | 3 |
| Other staff | 1,007 | 6 | 2 |
| Repairs to buildings | 277 | 17 | 9 |
| Furniture, fittings and utensils | 240 | 7 | 7 |
| Medical and surgical requisites | 277 | 6 | 10 |
| Provisions | 1,044 | 12 | 1 |
| Fuel, light and cleaning | 737 | 6 | 6 |
| Rates, taxes and insurance | 331 | 10 | 1 |
| Miscellaneous | 89 | 15 | 3 |
| Superannuation—employer s contribution | 65 | 8 | 3 |
| Loan charges | 714 | 1 | 2 |
| £5,496 | 8 | 5 | |
| Administrative charges | 180 | 4 | 4 |
| 5,676 | 12 | 9 | |
| 2,401 | 14 | 0 | |
| £3,274 | 18 | 9 |
The patients spent 8,082 days in hospital, which makes the
gross cost of each patient per day 14/0½d. or £4 18s. 3½d. per week,
and the net cost, after deducting the amounts paid by the patients,
8/1¼d. per day or £2 16s. 9d. per week. With the patient days
8,082 and the staff days 8,467, or a total of 16,549, the average
cost of food for patients and staff is 1/3 per person per day.
The cost per patient per week in the year under review
shows a reduction on the previous two years and is almost
equal to the cost in the year 1931-32, which is the lowest on record.
The net cost per patient per week in the last five years have been:-
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930-31 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 1931-32 | 2 | 16 | 8 |
| 1932-33 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1933-34 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 1934-35 | 2 | 16 | 9 |