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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 1934

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

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Table: 2.—OUT-PATIENTS— continued.B. Annual Expenditure on Out-Patients and Average Cost of each Out-Patient Attendance and of each Out-Patient.

2.—OUT-PATIENTS— continued.

B. Annual Expenditure on Out-Patients and Average Cost of each Out-Patient Attendance and of each Out-Patient.

1934Previous Year.
†Expenditure on Out-Patients (Pounds only).†Average Cost of each Out-Patient Attendance.† Average Total Cost of each Out-Patient.†Average Cost of each Out-Patient Attendance.† Average Total Cost of each Out-Patient.
1PencePencePencePence
1. Provisions (including Board of Officials)4481-529-811-718-66
2. Surgery and Dispensary1,2564-2527-494-1520-99
3. Domestic203694-44954-82
4. Salaries and Wages (Maintenance)1,8866-3941-287-0835-86
5. Miscellaneous134452-93582-93
6. Administration177603-87633-16
Statistical Cost4,10413-9089-8215-1076-42
7. Establishment
Renewals and Repairs210746251-27
8. Finance3581-217-831-738-75
Total Cost4,48315-18981117-0886-44

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•Average Cost per Out-Patient Attendance found by dividing the amounts of Expenditure
shown against each heading and total by the total number of Out-Patient Attendances (No.
2 in A above).
fAverage Cost per Out-Patient found by dividing the amounts shown against each heading and
total by the total number of new Out-Patients (No. 1 in A above).
(k) Whipps Cross Hospital and Institutions controlled
by West Ham.
Beds Allocated on User Basis to East Ham.

Table: Beds Allocated in User Basis To East Ham

Beds Allocated in User Basis To East Ham

Institution.No. ofType.
Beds.
Whipps Cross Hospital155Medical and Surgical.
Central Homes254Able-bodied and Sick.
Forest Gate Hospital74Sick, Maternity and Mental Defectives.
forest House and Cottages26Chronic cases.
Margate Convalescent Home11Convalescent children to 16 years.