HC Deb 11 February 1926 vol 191 cc1252-3W
Sir F. SYKES

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he will state, in respect of hospitals under his administration in this country and elsewhere, respectively, the estimated capital values of lands and of buildings occupied; the annual building maintenance cost; the annual cost of medical stores; the annual cost of provisioning; the annual cost and the numbers of staff employed on medical services;

Home. Abroad.
£ £
Annual cost of purely medical stores expended at R.N. Hospitals at Home and Abroad. 22,670 5,330
Annual cost of other than purely medical stores expended at the same establishments. 35,540 8,310
(Cost of Stationery, etc., is not borne by Navy Votes.)
Annual cost of provisions and allowances to patients and sick berth staffs, etc. 52,384 14,166
Annual cost of the staff employed on medical services 133,422 29,300
The total number of medical and dental officers, sick berth staff, nursing and massage sisters and pharmaceutical staff is—
Home 665, Abroad 110.
Annual cost of staff employed on other than medical services 79,864 10,614
The total number employed, comprising Chaplains, Secretarial and Accountant staffs, police, artisans, stockers, labourers, cooking staff, laundry staff, domestics, etc.—
Home 524, Abroad 173.
Annual cost of additional services, comprising rents, taxes, water, gas, electric light, funerals, freight of medical stores, etc. 11,350 2,710
The maximum patients accommodation is—
Home 3,040, Abroad 654.
The maximum number of patients in residence taking each hospital separately and on different days is—
Home 1,860, Abroad 510.
The average number of daily patients is—
Home 1,323, Abroad 311.
Maintenance of buildings, etc. 23,000 7,000
Credit Receipts in repayment for services and stores supplied £45,000
I regret that the information as to the capital value of the land and buildings occupied as naval hospitals is not available.