§ Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the yearly total collected in National Health Service charges in each year since such charges were inaugurated, showing each item separately.
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§ Mr. Maclay:The following table shows the amounts collected annually in
— 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 £ £ £ £ £ £ Amenity beds in hospitals 80,928 125,834 126,554 140,394 191,994 203,776 Hospital accommodation for private patients 205,377 233,706 231,487 288,544 236,407 244,046 Appliances etc. supplied by hospitals 98 10 178 2,313 9,229 16,847 Dental Services — — — 147,103 539,589 661,103 Ophthalmic Services — — — 252,730 369,943 454,996 Pharmaceutical Services — — — — 462,190 743,590 Local Health Authority Services (mainly home help service and children's nurseries) 76,000 109,000 133,350 158,369 174,589 204,212 TOTAL 362,403 468,550 491,569 929,453 1,983,941 2,528,570
— 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 £ £ £ £ £ £ Amenity beds in hospitals 201,407 204,711 206,488 217,075 132,165 240,506 Hospital accommodation for private patients 237,056 244,348 260,609 270,678 274,113 287,784 Appliances etc. supplied by hospitals 19,207 21,911 26,392 27,775 31,522 36,535 Dental Services 719,648 770,466 836,213 873,496 898,069 940,161 Ophthalmic Services 502,343 552,404 573,484 548,830 537,907 557,761 Pharmaceutical Services 773,121 797,950 868,513 1,128,091 1,119,662 1,185,293 Local Health Authority Services (mainly home help service and children's nurseries) 228,831 263,923 292,819 316,742 320,000 (estimate) 350,000 (estimate) TOTAL 2,681,613 2,855,713 3,064,518 3,382,687 3,413,438 3,598,040