HC Deb 28 September 1944 vol 403 cc429-30W
Sir W. Smithers

asked the Minister of Health what was the average cost per out-patient and in-patient in the hospitals controlled by the L.C.C. and by hospitals controlled by the county councils of Lancashire, Leicestershire and Kent in the last complete financial year before the war.

Mr. Willink

Appended is such of the information requested by my hon. Friend as is available in respect of in-patients. He will see that I have included not only hospitals strictly so called but also public assistance institutions providing largely for the sick. I regret that no corresponding information is available as regards out-patients.

The following information is extracted from Parts I and II of the Costing Returns for the year ended 31st March, 1938, published in 1939.

WEEKLY COST OF TREATMENT PER IN-PATIENT:
(A = including Loan Charges
B = excluding Loan Charges)
A. B.
s. d. s. d.
London County Council—
Average for 27 General Hospitals for acute cases. 69 2.7 68 6.2
Average for 6 General Hospitals for chronic cases. 50 4.1 50 0.7
Lancashire County Council-
Poor Law Hospital:
Park Hospital 92 9.9 66 10.2
Poor Law Institutions:*
Ashton under Lyne 37 5.2 36 11.2
Barton upon Irwell 23 7.7 23 7.7
Bury 24 10.2 24 5.6
Chorley 34 11.4 34 8.6
Clitheroe 44 1.4 43 2.2
Garstang & Wesham 20 11.8 20 11.8
Haslingden 29 8.1 27 7.6
Ormskirk 26 7.1 26 3.0
Leicestershire County Council—
Poor Law Hospital:
Bosworth Park Hospital 53 6.2 42 9.6
Poor Law Institution;*
Market Harborough 37 2.4 32 10.0
Kent County Council—
Poor Law Institution:*
Bridge 22 5.5 22 5.5
Chatham 42 3.4 39 9.9
Coxheath 30 4.4 26 9.0
Dartford 48 7.6 45 4.9
Dover 45 4.4 37 1.4
Eastry 36 6.6 36 5.4
Farnborough 45 11.6 42 5.1
Faversham 29 4.1 28 1.7
Herne Common 47 5.3 45 0.9
Hothfield 26 2.2 25 8.8
Lyminge 29 1.4 28 0.1
Mailing 25 5.8 25 5.8
Milton Regis 22 3.6 21 8.6
Minster in Sheppey 43 10.0 40 11.3
Minster in Thanet 31 0.9 36 9.5
Orpington 37 7.5 36 9.5
Pembury 43 1.9 38 7.8
Sundridge 27 0.1 24 7.5
Willesborough 25 8.7 23 3.0
* Where the number of inmate days in infirmary or sick wards exceeds 50 per cent. of the total inmate days.