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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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C ost of M aintenance , E tc.
| s. | d. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries | 4,011 | 1 | 11 |
| Repairs to Buildings, etc. | 712 | 11 | 3 |
| Furniture, fittings and utensils | 745 | 8 | 5 |
| Maintenance of ambulance | .276 | 18 | 8 |
| New Motor Ambulance | 560 | 10 | 0 |
| Medical and surgical requisites | 1,070 | 9 | 10 |
| Provisions | 2,412 | 12 | 8 |
| Fuel, light and cleaning | 1,227 | 15 | 1 |
| Rates, taxes and insurance | 714 | 5 | 0 |
| Miscellaneous | 166 | 2 | 1 |
| Superannuation—employer's contribution | 127 | 16 | 4 |
| Loan Charges | 741 | 17 | 9 |
| 12,767 | 9 | 0 | |
| Administrative Charges—proportion | 453 | 4 | 6 |
| £13,220 | 13 | 6 |
The patients spent 27,182 days in hospital, so that the average
cost of each patient per day was 9/8¾. Taking the patient days
27,182 and the staff-days 13,110, or a total of 40,292, the average
cost of food works out at 1/2 ¼ per person per day.
MATERNITY HOSPITAL.
The number of patients admitted to the Maternity Hospital
during the year ending 31st March, 1936, was 516, eight more than
in the previous year. The cases admitted to the Hospital in each
year since it was opened are as follows :—
1921-22 ... 109
1922-23 ... 235
1923-24 ... 284
1924-25 ... 369
1925-26 ... 388
1926-27 ... 358
1927-28 ... 407
1928-29 ... 450
1929-30 ... 534
1930-31 ... 561
1931-32 ... 546
1932-33 ... 524
1933-34 ... 509
1934-35 ... 508
1935-36 ... 516