§ Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the present proposals to add to the number of beds, and for structural alterations, at Ongar War Memorial Hospital.
§ Mr. CrossmanNone.
§ Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the occupancy of beds at the Ongar War Memorial Hospital during the first three months of 1969; and what increase this represents during the last year.
§ Mr. Crossman16.66 or 73.6 per cent. of available beds; the corresponding figures for 1968 were 14.41 (65.5 per cent.).
§ Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the monthly average of treatments given by the physiotherapist at the Ongar War Memorial Hospital.
§ Mr. CrossmanIn 1968 attendances for individual treatments average 415 per month.
§ Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the cost of maintaining a patient at Ongar War Memorial Hospital; and what is the cost at other hospitals within the same group.
§ Mr. CrossmanThe costs for inpatients during 1967–68 were as follows:
Hospital Cost per case Cost per in-patient week £ s. d. £ s. d. Ongar War Memorial 205 2 11 35 10 7 St. Margaret's, Epping 104 13 4 48 19 7 Waltham Abbey War Memorial 27 10 9 35 5 11 Honey Lane, Waltham Abbey 111 5 1 51 18 9 Princess Alexandra, Harlow 92 11 9 54 11 3 Bishop's Stortford and District 76 6 3 69 5 3 Herts, and Essex General, Bishop's Stortford 104 14 1 41 6 6 Hertford County, Hertford 80 7 11 55 7 0 East Herts., Hertford —* 38 14 0 Ware Park, Ware —* 37 4 8 * Cost per in-patient case is normally quoted for hospitals which provide short-term treatment only, since in the case of long-stay hospitals such a figure of cost can be misleading.