HC Deb 18 May 1961 vol 640 c171W
Mr. K. Robinson

asked the Minister of Health how many prescriptions were dispensed during each month of 1960; and what was the average cost per item in each month.

Mr. Powell

The information is as follows:

ENGLAND AND WALES
1960 Number of items dispensed Average Cost per item
millions s. d.
January … 18.6 7 1.4
February … 19.5 6 11.0
March … 20.2 6 11.6
April … 17.8 7 1.3
May … 18.2 7 2.1
June … 16.7 7 4.0
July … 16.7 7 4.8
August … 16.1 7 5.2
September … 17.2 7 4.1
October … 19.1 7 3.7
November … 19.0 7 4.2
December … 19.4 7 6.3