HC Deb 15 May 1961 vol 640 c97W
Mr. K. Robinson

asked the Minister of Health how many prescriptions were dispensed in each of the first three months of 1961; and what was the average cost per item in each month.

Mr. Powell

The information is as follows:

England and Wales
— Number of items Average cost per item
Million s. d.
January, 1961 … 23.6 7 4.39
February, 1961 … 22.2 Not yet
(provisional) available
March, 1961 … 17.5 Not yet
(provisional) available

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