91.
asked the Minister of Health the number and cost of prescriptions issued, dental treatment provided and appliances issued for which charges are imposed under the National Health Service Act, 1952, for the months of October, November, December, 1953, and January, February, 1954, as compared with the same months of the previous year.
The following are the figures for England and Wales:
| APPLIANCES— SURGICAL APPLIANCES DELIVERED TO HOSPITALS | ||||||
| 1952 | ||||||
| October | November | December | ||||
| Issues | Cost | Issues | Cost | Issues | Cost | |
| £ | £ | £ | ||||
| Surgical Boots/Shoes | 3,955 | 35,000 | 3,255 | 28,099 | 2,409 | 20,625 |
| Repairs to Boots/Shoes | 3,269 | 2,400 | 2,598 | 1,763 | 2,036 | 1,304 |
| Surgical Abdominal Appliances | 5,996 | 20,000 | 4,497 | 14,452 | 3,511 | 11,306 |
| Elastic Hosiery | 3,242 | 5,200 | 2,586 | 4,155 | 2,012 | 3,105 |
| Wigs | 593 | 7,600 | 381 | 4,830 | 389 | 4,962 |
| 1953 | ||||
| January | February | |||
| Issues | Cost | Issues | Cost | |
| £ | £ | |||
| Surgical Boots/Shoes | 3,753 | 32,414 | 2,796 | 24,045 |
| Repairs to Boots/Shoe | 2,819 | 1,852 | 2,504 | 1,645 |
| Surgical Abdominal Applicants | 4,955 | 15,588 | 3,917 | 12,438 |
| Elastic Hosiery | 2,804 | 4,367 | 2,477 | 3,914 |
| Wigs | 535 | 6,947 | 455 | 5,920 |
| 1953 | ||||||
| October | November | December | ||||
| Issues | Cost | Issues | Cost | Issues | Cost | |
| £ | £ | £ | ||||
| Surgical Boots/Shoes | 3,781 | 30,806 | 2,970 | 25,829 | 2,227 | 19,041 |
| Repairs to Boots/Shoes | 3,414 | 2,138 | 2,492 | 1,666 | 1,437 | 882 |
| Surgical Abdominal Appliances | 5,325 | 18,330 | 4,901 | 16,776 | 3,518 | 12,137 |
| Elastic Hosiery | 2,605 | 5,637 | 2,182 | 4,777 | 1,660 | 3,569 |
| Wigs | 744 | 9,567 | 476 | 6,231 | 395 | 5,214 |
| 1954 | ||||
| January | February | |||
| Issues | Cost | Issues | Cost | |
| £ | £ | |||
| Surgical Boots/Shoes | 3,039 | 26,135 | 3,044 | 26,483 |
| Repairs to Boots/Shoes | 2,216 | 1,509 | 2,455 | 1,589 |
| Surgical Abdominal Appliances | 4,242 | 15,059 | 4,417 | 15,459 |
| Elastic Hosiery | 2,181 | 4,689 | 2,166 | 4,657 |
| Wigs | 493 | 6,409 | 570 | 7,467 |
| 1. The figures for repairs of surgical footwear include all types of repairs and are not related to soling and heeling only. | ||||
| 2. The figures for surgical abdominal appliances also include all types of belts, some of which are not chargeable. | ||||
| 3. The figures for issues of elastic hosiery for the first five months period are those orders completed (singles or pairs) and those for the last five months period are in terms of pairs | ||||
94.
asked the Minister of Health the number of prescriptions dispensed by chemists and the total cost of these prescriptions in England and Wales for each month since June, 1952, and for the comparable period before June, 1952.
The following is reply:
| NUMBER OF PRESCRIPTIONS DISPENSED BY CHEMISTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES AND THE TOTAL COST OF THESE PRESCRIPTIONS | |||||||
| June, 1952 to February, 1954 | June, 1950 to February, 1952 | ||||||
| — | Number of Prescriptions | Total cost of Prescriptions | — | Number of Prescriptions | Total cost of Prescriptions | ||
| 1952— | £ | 1950— | £ | ||||
| June | … | 14,130,079 | 2,939,237 | June | … | 16,504,266 | 2,713,963 |
| July | … | 15,345,737 | 3,218,417 | July | … | 15,942,413 | 2,644,238 |
| August | … | 13,983,786 | 2,937,524 | August | … | 15,259,060 | 2,552,025 |
| September | … | 16,167,528 | 3,315,283 | September | … | 16,672,459 | 2,754,303 |
| October | … | 18,384,883 | 3,753,419 | October | … | 18,892,910 | 3,047,592 |
| November | … | 17,410,701 | 3,611,664 | November | … | 19,255,213 | 3,130,512 |
| December | … | 19,881,277 | 4,115,494 | December | … | 18,027,793 | 2,970,470 |
| 1953— | 1951— | ||||||
| January | … | 23,735,885 | 4,758,774 | January | … | 28,917,524 | 4,469,099 |
| February | … | 21,645,030 | 4,266,164 | February | … | 21,045,662 | 3,550,427 |
| March | … | 21,066,705 | 4,283,056 | March | … | 20,214,497 | 3,579,415 |
| April | … | 17,351,909 | 3,650,907 | April | … | 17,937,515 | 3,274,389 |
| May | … | 16,868,457 | 3,560,402 | May | … | 17,771,824 | 3,324,094 |
| June | … | 16,027,400 | 3,379,519 | June | … | 16,866,349 | 3,233,000 |
| July | … | 16,231,063 | 3,440,824 | July | … | 16,220,252 | 3,146,152 |
| August | … | 14,216,076 | 2,897,980 | August | … | 15,129,385 | 2,983,466 |
| September | … | 16,410,715 | 3,269,887 | September | … | 16,382,269 | 3,161,246 |
| October | … | 19,201,000 | * Not yet available | October | … | 20,358,621 | 3,843,579 |
| November | … | 18,561,000 | November | … | 19,034,911 | 3,649,880 | |
| December | … | 18,594,000 | December | … | 17,815,111 | 3,457,607 | |
| 1954— | 1952— | ||||||
| January | … | 19,704,000 | January | … | 21,115,577 | 4,092,083 | |
| February | … | 19,203,000 | February | … | 21,189,421 | 4,173,387 | |
* Numbers declared by chemists. | |||||||
95.
asked the Minister of Health the average cost per prescription in England and Wales for
| AVERAGE COST PER PRESCRIPTION DISPENSED BY CHEMISTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES | ||||||||
| June, 1952 to February, 1954 | June, 1950 to February, 1952 | |||||||
| 1952— | d. | 1950— | d. | |||||
| June | … | … | 49·92 | June | … | … | 39·47 | |
| July | … | … | 50·33 | July | … | … | 39·81 | |
| August | … | … | 50·42 | August | … | … | 40·14 | |
| September | … | … | 49·21 | September | … | … | 39·65 | |
| October | … | … | 49·00 | October | … | … | 38·71 | |
| November | … | … | 49·79 | November | … | … | 39·02 | |
| December | … | … | 49·68 | December | … | … | 39·55 | |
| 1953— | 1951— | |||||||
| January | … | … | 48·12 | January | … | … | 37·09 | |
| February | … | … | 47·30 | February | … | … | 40·49 | |
| March | … | … | 48·79 | March | … | … | 42·50 | |
| April | … | … | 50·50 | April | … | … | 43·81 | |
| May | … | … | 50·66 | May | … | … | 44·88 | |
| June | … | … | 50·61 | June | … | … | 45·86 | |
| July | … | … | 50·88 | July | … | … | 46·55 | |
| August | … | … | 48·92 | August | … | … | 47·33 | |
| September | … | … | 47·82 | September | … | … | 46·31 | |
| October | … | … | 47·09 | Estimated obtained from sample | October | … | … | 45·31 |
| November | … | … | 47·49 | November | … | … | 46·02 | |
| December | … | … | 49·22 | December | … | … | 46·58 | |
| 1954— | 1952— | |||||||
| January | … | … | 48·48 | January | … | … | 46·51 | |
| February | … | … | 48·80 | February | … | … | 47·27 | |
each month since June, 1952, and for the comparable period before June, 1952.
The following is the reply:
asked the Minister of Health the cost per head and the total number of National Health Service prescriptions, respectively, for people in Sunderland for each of the years 1951 and 1952.
The average cost per person on doctors' lists was £1 2s. 4d. in 1951 and £1 2s. 8d. in 1952. The total number of prescriptions was 1,181,673 in 1951 and 1,125,976 in 1952.