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East Ham 1935

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

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lowed subsequently by the order of admission which thus complies
with the Regulations and reduccs to a minimum the association
of maternity accommodation with Public Assistance.
Public Assistance Domiciliary Medical Service.
The detailed scheme was set out in my report for 1934.
The following particulars are of interest:—
Quarterly payments to medical practitioners
for the 12 months ending 31-12-35 £1568 10 9
Cost of drugs, etc., for 12 months ending
31-12-35 £907 9 1
Cost per total attendance for medical
attention only (includes visits to
surgeries) 1s. 8d.
Cost per total attendance for drugs, etc.
only 11d.
Cost per total attendance for medical
attention and drugs, etc. 2s. 7d.
No of individual patients treated:-
March Quarter 1771
June Quarter 1884
September Quarter 2062
December Quarter 2118
Administrative charges are not included in any of the foregoing
figures.

Table: TABLE 5.Public Assistance Domiciliary Medical Service. Statistical Return for the Year Ending 31.12.35.

TABLE 5.

Public Assistance Domiciliary Medical Service. Statistical Return for the Year Ending 31.12.35.

No. of individual patients.No. of attendances at homes.No. of attendances at Surgery.Total No. of attendancesNo. of occasions medicines supplied without seeing patients.No. of recommendations for extra nourishment.
2,1184.40014,41018,8101,353793

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Number of cases urgently admitted to hospital 5
Number of applications to Medical Officer of
Health for hospital treatment 93