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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

East Ham 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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Table: 1.—IN -PATIENTS— continued.B. Annual Expenditure on In-Patients apart from that on Outpatients; Average Cost of each In-Patient per week; and Average Cost of each In-patient.

1.—IN -PATIENTS— continued.

B. Annual Expenditure on In-Patients apart from that on Outpatients; Average Cost of each In-Patient per week; and Average Cost of each In-patient.

1933Previous Year.
Expenditure on In-Patients (Pounds only).* Average Cost of each In-Patient per week.† Average Total Cost of each In-Patient.* Average Cost of each In-Patient per week.† Average Total Cost of each In-Patient.
££s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
1. Provisions (including Board of Officials)3,184132259142239
2. Surgery and Dispensary1,26153181610111
3. Domestic2,78611720011711511
4. Salaries and Wages (Maintenance)5,498l2931901283102
5. Miscellaneous4701116911161
6. Administration676210992985
Statistical Cost13,8752176919421911955
7. Establishment:—
Renewals and Repairs18592813311
8. Finance1,0044214539117
Total Cost15,06432510165341110011

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*Average Cost per week found by dividing the amounts of Expenditure shown against each
heading and total by the average number of In-Patients resident daily (No. 1(e) and A above)
and dividing by the number of weeks in the year (viz., 52 1/7 or 52 2/7).
†Average Cost per In-Patient found by dividing the amounts of Expenditure shown against
each heading and total by the number of In-Patients treated to a conclusion during the year
(Nos. 2 + 3—4 in A above).

Table: 2.—OUT-PATIENTS.A. Numbers.

2.—OUT-PATIENTS.

A. Numbers.

Numbers in 1933.Numbers in previous year.
1. Total number of new Out-Patients10,0069,380
2. Total number of Out-Patient Attendances50,64046,543
(a) Number of Patients on books at the beginning of the yearNot ascertainableNot ascertainable
(b) Number of Casualty Patients included in No. 1 above3,2392,964
(c) Number of Maternity Patients included in No. 1 above, attended at home——
(d) Number of Attendances on Maternity Patients included in No. 2 above——