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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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Cost of Maintenance, Etc.
| £ | 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 1/2½ 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 | 1929-30 | 534 |
| 1922-23 | 235 | 1930-31 | 561 |
| 1923-24 | 284 | 1931-32 | 546 |
| 1924-25 | 369 | 1932-33 | 524 |
| 1925-26 | 388 | 1933-34 | 509 |
| 1926-27 | 358 | 1934-35 | 508 |
| 1927-28 | 407 | 1935-36 | 516 |
| 1928-29 | 450 |