§ All treatment and maintenance in general wards is free to all races. Charges are made only for private wards, to which all races are admitted. Charges for private wards are:—
§ Non-officials, £1 a day inclusive of maintenance, treatment, operations, etc.
§ Somali Government officials, varying from 5s. to 12s. 6d. a day, plus feeding charges at 7s. a day.
§ Revenue from private wards in 1956–57 was £1,223, of which Somalis paid £353.
§ Attendances continue to increase.