[Report 1935] / Medical Officer of Health, Edinburgh City.

  • Edinburgh (Scotland). City Council.
Date:
1935
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Credit: [Report 1935] / Medical Officer of Health, Edinburgh City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    HOSPITAL EXPENDITURE. The following table shows the cost per occupied bed in the hospitals under the control of the Public Health Department. The particulars apply in each case to the financial year to 15th May, 1935, and are based on the gross ordinary expenditure, excluding loan charges :— Institution. Daily Average Number of Occupied Beds. Gross Ordinary Expenditure Year to 15th May 1935. Cost per Occupied Bed per Week. City Hospital ....... 448 £45,616 39/2 Western General Hospital ..... 244 29.850 47 1 Northern General Hospital ..... 253 16.448 25/- Eastern General Hospital ..... 371 27,950 29/- Royal Victoria Hospital ..... 72 6,547 35/- Royal Victoria Farm Colony ..... 15 1,278 329 Victoria Park House ...... 21 1,528 28 5 Bangour Mental Hospital ..... 1,036 61,642 22 10 Gogarburn Certified Institution .... 348 4,610 21/8 PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE. The increase in Public Health Expenditure consequent on the introduction of new schemes from time to time is shown in the following table. Year. Gross Expenditure. Revenue. Net Expenditure. 1909-10 £35,159 £699 £34,459 1910-11 34,869 718 34,150 1911-12 35,072 780 34,291 1912-13 T.B. Scheme begun. 37,618 2,690 34,927 1913-14 46,094 14,548 31,546 1914-15 56,768 18,716 38,051 1915-16 56,827 12,997 43,829 1916-17 C.W. Scheme begun. 58,323 23,216 35,107 1917-18 75,198 30,552 44,645 1918-19 V.D. Scheme begun. 99,563 43,029 56.533 1919-20 130,877 49,138 81,738 1920-21 Amalgamation with Leith. 210,875 89,098 121,777 1921-22 184,315 68,450 115,865 1922-23 146,395 67,477 78,917 1923-24 149,873 47,554 102,319 1924-25 156,155 48,949 107,206 1925-26 156,919 54,185 102,734 1926-27 157,895 56,439 101,455 1927-28 * 172,763 56,999 115,764 1928-29 * 177,008 60,512 116.4% 1929-30 * 182,136 62,559 119,577 1930-31 Includes General Hospitals * 394,088 48,070 346,018 1931-32 and Mental Institutions. * 354,499 48,205 306,294 1932-33 *381,293 82.5% 298,697 1933-34 *377,444 76,733 300,711 1934-35 * 374,943 75,704 299.239 Interest and Debt Charges included.