§ 91. Mr. Blenkinsopasked the Minister of Health the number and cost of prescriptions issued, dental treatment provided and appliances issued for which charges are imposed under the National Health Service Act, 1952, for the months of October, November, December, 1953, and January, February, 1954, as compared with the same months of the previous year.
§ Miss Hornsby-SmithThe following are the figures for England and Wales:
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APPLIANCES— SURGICAL APPLIANCES DELIVERED TO HOSPITALS 1952 October November December Issues Cost Issues Cost Issues Cost £ £ £ Surgical Boots/Shoes 3,955 35,000 3,255 28,099 2,409 20,625 Repairs to Boots/Shoes 3,269 2,400 2,598 1,763 2,036 1,304 Surgical Abdominal Appliances 5,996 20,000 4,497 14,452 3,511 11,306 Elastic Hosiery 3,242 5,200 2,586 4,155 2,012 3,105 Wigs 593 7,600 381 4,830 389 4,962
1953 January February Issues Cost Issues Cost £ £ Surgical Boots/Shoes 3,753 32,414 2,796 24,045 Repairs to Boots/Shoe 2,819 1,852 2,504 1,645 Surgical Abdominal Applicants 4,955 15,588 3,917 12,438 Elastic Hosiery 2,804 4,367 2,477 3,914 Wigs 535 6,947 455 5,920
1953 October November December Issues Cost Issues Cost Issues Cost £ £ £ Surgical Boots/Shoes 3,781 30,806 2,970 25,829 2,227 19,041 Repairs to Boots/Shoes 3,414 2,138 2,492 1,666 1,437 882 Surgical Abdominal Appliances 5,325 18,330 4,901 16,776 3,518 12,137 Elastic Hosiery 2,605 5,637 2,182 4,777 1,660 3,569 Wigs 744 9,567 476 6,231 395 5,214
1954 January February Issues Cost Issues Cost £ £ Surgical Boots/Shoes 3,039 26,135 3,044 26,483 Repairs to Boots/Shoes 2,216 1,509 2,455 1,589 Surgical Abdominal Appliances 4,242 15,059 4,417 15,459 Elastic Hosiery 2,181 4,689 2,166 4,657 Wigs 493 6,409 570 7,467 1. The figures for repairs of surgical footwear include all types of repairs and are not related to soling and heeling only. 2. The figures for surgical abdominal appliances also include all types of belts, some of which are not chargeable. 3. The figures for issues of elastic hosiery for the first five months period are those orders completed (singles or pairs) and those for the last five months period are in terms of pairs
§ 94. Mr. Vaughan-Morganasked the Minister of Health the number of prescriptions dispensed by chemists and the total cost of these prescriptions in England and Wales for each month since 68W June, 1952, and for the comparable period before June, 1952.
§ Miss Hornsby-SmithThe following is reply:
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NUMBER OF PRESCRIPTIONS DISPENSED BY CHEMISTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES AND THE TOTAL COST OF THESE PRESCRIPTIONS June, 1952 to February, 1954 June, 1950 to February, 1952 — Number of Prescriptions Total cost of Prescriptions — Number of Prescriptions Total cost of Prescriptions 1952— £ 1950— £ June … 14,130,079 2,939,237 June … 16,504,266 2,713,963 July … 15,345,737 3,218,417 July … 15,942,413 2,644,238 August … 13,983,786 2,937,524 August … 15,259,060 2,552,025 September … 16,167,528 3,315,283 September … 16,672,459 2,754,303 October … 18,384,883 3,753,419 October … 18,892,910 3,047,592 November … 17,410,701 3,611,664 November … 19,255,213 3,130,512 December … 19,881,277 4,115,494 December … 18,027,793 2,970,470 1953— 1951— January … 23,735,885 4,758,774 January … 28,917,524 4,469,099 February … 21,645,030 4,266,164 February … 21,045,662 3,550,427 March … 21,066,705 4,283,056 March … 20,214,497 3,579,415 April … 17,351,909 3,650,907 April … 17,937,515 3,274,389 May … 16,868,457 3,560,402 May … 17,771,824 3,324,094 June … 16,027,400 3,379,519 June … 16,866,349 3,233,000 July … 16,231,063 3,440,824 July … 16,220,252 3,146,152 August … 14,216,076 2,897,980 August … 15,129,385 2,983,466 September … 16,410,715 3,269,887 September … 16,382,269 3,161,246 October … 19,201,000 * Not yet available October … 20,358,621 3,843,579 November … 18,561,000 November … 19,034,911 3,649,880 December … 18,594,000 December … 17,815,111 3,457,607 1954— 1952— January … 19,704,000 January … 21,115,577 4,092,083 February … 19,203,000 February … 21,189,421 4,173,387 * Numbers declared by chemists.
§ 95. Mr. Vaughan-Morganasked the Minister of Health the average cost per prescription in England and Wales for
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AVERAGE COST PER PRESCRIPTION DISPENSED BY CHEMISTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES June, 1952 to February, 1954 June, 1950 to February, 1952 1952— d. 1950— d. June … … 49.92 June … … 39.47 July … … 50.33 July … … 39.81 August … … 50.42 August … … 40.14 September … … 49.21 September … … 39.65 October … … 49.00 October … … 38.71 November … … 49.79 November … … 39.02 December … … 49.68 December … … 39.55 1953— 1951— January … … 48.12 January … … 37.09 February … … 47.30 February … … 40.49 March … … 48.79 March … … 42.50 April … … 50.50 April … … 43.81 May … … 50.66 May … … 44.88 June … … 50.61 June … … 45.86 July … … 50.88 July … … 46.55 August … … 48.92 August … … 47.33 September … … 47.82 September … … 46.31 October … … 47.09 Estimated obtained from sample October … … 45.31 November … … 47.49 November … … 46.02 December … … 49.22 December … … 46.58 1954— 1952— January … … 48.48 January … … 46.51 February … … 48.80 February … … 47.27 each month since June, 1952, and for the comparable period before June, 1952.
§ Miss Hornsby-SmithThe following is the reply:
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§ Mr. Willeyasked the Minister of Health the cost per head and the total number of National Health Service prescriptions, respectively, for people in Sunderland for each of the years 1951 and 1952.
§ Miss Hornsby-SmithThe average cost per person on doctors' lists was £1 2s. 4d. in 1951 and £1 2s. 8d. in 1952. The total number of prescriptions was 1,181,673 in 1951 and 1,125,976 in 1952.