§ Colonel McDONNELLasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the percentage of local tax revenue expended on medical and sanitary services by the Governments of Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika, Nigeria, Gold Coast, and Sierra Leone?
§ Mr. AMERYTaking the figures from the current Estimates, and including expenditure on sanitary services which is shown under other heads of the Estimates, the percentages are
The Nigerian figures are, however, abnormal owing to certain exceptional expenditure of a non-recurrent character.
Kenya 12.3 Uganda 20.8 Tanganyika 17.23 Nigeria 21.9 Gold Coast 16.3 Sierra Leone 16.7
§ Colonel McDONNELLasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the amount spent in medical, research work, medical and sanitary activities of that Department during the financial year ended 31st March, 1924; and whether he will endeavour to arrange for the publication of these Reports soon after the close of the financial year with which they deal?
§ Mr. AMERYAs the answer to this question is necessarily a long one, involving a considerable number of figures, I will, with the hon. and gallant Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
Following is the reply
Ceylon.
1910–11—
No special provision was made in the Estimates for Medical Research. Rs.4,407,329 were provided for Medical (including Sanitary) Services, of which Rs.753,666 represented the salaries of qualified medical officers.
1923–24—
Provision was made for an expenditure of Rs.70,142 on Medical Research (i.e., a special investigation into malaria) and 1092W of Rs.7,488,600 in respect of Medical and Sanitary Services. Included in the latter sum was a total of Rs.1,489,125 for the salaries of qualified medical officers.
Malayan Medical and Sanitary Services. 1910— £ s. d. Total cost of Services 212,818 11 0 Amount spent on research 6,213 15 8 Salaries of qualified medical officers 38,089 16 0 1923— £ s. d. Total cost of Services 727,161 1 0 Amount spent on research 18,987 3 0 Salaries of qualified medical officers 161,575 12 8
Nigeria. 1910— £ Medical Research: Northern Nigeria Nil. Southern Nigeria* 679 * The other West African Colonies contributed £1,017 to the Lagos Medical Research Institute in addition.
1923–24— £ Nigeria 6,220 Total Medical and Sanitary Services:
1910–11— £ £ Northern Nigeria 34,822
1910— Southern Nigeria: Medical 70,794 Sanitary 4,045 Research 679 75,518 Total 110,340
1923–24— Nigeria: £ Medical 237,829 Sanitary 57,411 Research 6,220 301,460 Salaries of qualified medical officers:
1093W
1910–11— £ Northern Nigeria 23,556 Southern Nigeria 40,913 Total 64,469
1923–24— £ Nigeria 116,239
Kenya. 1910–11— £ Medical services 28,367 Sanitary services Salaries of qualified officers 10,140
1923–24— Medical services 113,698 Sanitary services 12,545 Salaries of qualified officers 24,564 Medical research (not separately shown).
Jamaica.
No figures are available as to the amount spent on medical research.
The total expenditure on medical and sanitary services (including salaries) was:
£ 1910–11 64,685 1923–24 125,485 The salaries of qualified medical officers were:
£ 1910–11 11,815 1923–24 19,469