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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
Heston and Isleworth 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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| Insured. | Not insured. | Unable to afford insurance. | Total not insured. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of cases (confinements during 1938) | 102 | 300 | 111 | 411 | ||||||||
| Percentage of total cases | 19.9 | 58.5 | 21.6 | 80.1 | ||||||||
| No. of cases where medical aid was summoned | 47 | 78 | 21 | 99 | ||||||||
| Percentage of cases where medical aid was summoned | 46.1 | 26.0 | 18.9 | 24.1 | ||||||||
| No. of cases where doctor submitted claim for fees | 40 | 60 | 19 | 79 | ||||||||
| Total amount of doctor's claims | 0 | 0 | £77 | 15 | 0 | £25 | 14 | 0 | £103 | 9 | 0 | |
| Average amount of claim | 8 | 6 | £1 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 0 | £1 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Average amount chargeable to patient | 17s. | 8d. | Nil | 13s. | 5d. | |||||||
| Average amount recovered from patient to date | *12s. | 9d. | 11s. | 11d. | Nil | 9s. | 0d. | |||||
| Expected cost to Council per claim | 15s. | 9d. | 8s. | 3d. | £1 | 7 | 0 | 12s. | 9d. | |||
| Actual cost to Council per claim to date | 15s. | 9d. | 14s. | 0d. | £1 | 7 | 0 | 17s. | 2d. | |||
*Total premiums divided by number of claims.