Annual report of the Board of Governors : 1946 / District Infirmary Ashton-under-Lyne.

  • District Infirmary (Ashton-under-Lyne, England)
Date:
1946
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Credit: Annual report of the Board of Governors : 1946 / District Infirmary Ashton-under-Lyne. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following figures summarise the work carried out, viz:— IN-PATIENTS 1946 1945 Number of beds available for use (normally 200) . 150 (average) 150 Daily average of beds occupied..... 138.88 • • • 132.73 Number of patients treated to conclusion ... 3,516 • • • 3,122 Average number of days’ residence... 14.41 • • • 15.51 Number of operations performed (including out-patients) . 3,599 • • • 4,174 Number of deaths in hospital . 160 • • • 143 Death-rate per centum ... 4.55 • • • 4.58 Statistical Cost per occupied bed. £302 3 2 ... £259 4 0| Total Cost per occupied bed . £321 8 10|... £282 15 2 Statistical Cost of each in-patient. £11 18 8i... £11 0 41 Total Cost of each in-patient . £12 13 11|... £12 0 5 OUT-PATIENTS 1946 New Cases admitted .13,009 Total' Attendances made . 76,420 FINANCES. The accounts, duly audited and certified as correct, will be found later on in this Report. The receipts on General Purposes Account at £45,196 are lower by £5,351, but in 1945 they were higher than normal. Annual Subscriptions in 1946 were greater, but donations, mayoral efforts and free legacies shewed a considerable decrease. Workpeople’s contributions, after we had paid a record sum to other hospitals for treating our members, shewed a final net total slightly larger than that of 1945. We received £2,000 less for payments on behalf of patients. On the other side of the account nearly £600 more was spent upon food, over £2,000 more on the surgical and medical side, £500 additional on the domestic side, and over £6,000 additional on wages and salaries. Total payments amounted to £54,446, or £9,184 more than in 1945. The Governors are powerless to prevent these increases and can only carry out their duties with an eye to the welfare of the patients. The total deficit on this account is now £29,244. 1945 11,865 67,924 ’