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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 |