§ Mr. Wolrige-Gordonasked the Minister of Health what is the average cost per in-patient week for hospitals with 30 beds and under in the London area, Birmingham area, Liverpool area, and Newcastle area; and how many such hospitals there are in each.
§ Mr. LoughlinThe particulars are as follows, and relate to teaching and non-teaching hospitals within the postal districts of the towns:
beds and over in the London area, Birmingham area, Liverpool area and Newcastle area.
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§ Mr. LoughlinThe particulars are as teaching hospitals within the postal follows, and relate to teaching and non-
AVERAGE IN-PATIENT COST PER WEEK IN HOSPITALS WITH 30 OR MORE BEDS DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1964 Type of hospital London Newcastle Birmingham Liverpool No. of hospitals Average cost per week No. of hospitals Average cost per week No. of hospitals Average cost per week No. of hospitals Average cost per week £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Acute 67 40 19 0 5 39 19 11 5 35 7 2 11 31 18 11 Mainly Acute 13 33 7 8 1 32 11 3 — — 1 26 13 1 Partly Acute 4 28 0 4 1 20 10 1 1 23 9 4 1 18 1 11 Mainly long stay 2 22 14 11 — — — — — — Long stay 3 18 17 3 — — 1 27 1 1 — — Chronic 9 16 4 8 3 13 8 3 1 12 15 10 3 11 5 0 Pre-Convalescent 2 25 13 3 — — 1 20 16 0 1 13 7 10 Isolation 1 41 11 6 — — — — 1 29 16 4 Maternity 15 40 0 7 1 39 4 1 4 35 3 7 3 38 19 3 Psychiatric (M.I.) 6 11 16 7 1 10 9 10 5 11 2 10 — — Psychiatric (M.S.) 2 9 4 0 — — 3 7 19 9 — — Orthopaedic 2 46 17 0 1 29 18 11 1 29 12 2 — — Tuberculosis and Chest 4 40 11 8 1 27 3 8 1 27 16 2 1 20 18 4 Tuberculosis, Chest and Isolation 1 41 0 3 — — — — — — Children's (Acute) 8 51 4 1 1 41 11 2 1 41 0 9 2 34 8 4 Eye 3 43 11 10 — — 1 30 2 5 1 31 18 5 Other* 26 — 1 — 5 — 6 — *Average costs for this miscellaneous group of hospitals are not meaningful.