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Table 21—Social Security Fund Medical Benefits: Statement Showing Expenditure Since Commencement of Benefits

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— 1939-40. (10 1 Months) 1940-41. 1941-42. 1942-43. 1943-44. 1944-45. 1945-46. 1946-47. 1947-48. 1948-49. Public hospital fees Private-hospital fees .. Medical practitioners' fees .. Medical practitioners' mileage fees Obstetric nurses' fees St. Helens Hospital fees Subdivisi & 74,780 139,602 45,938 1,031 16,022 6,440 on I—Mat £ 106,834 216,086 161,638 5,663 21,101 7,653 zrnity Bene £ 113,276227,315 176,973 6,215 18,940 7,151 fits (comme £ 110,217 207,575 158,208 5,089 15,089 9,046 need 15th ] £ 114,930 209,841 162,227 5,044 12,027 9,870 May, 1939) £ 133,946 210,675 158,409 5,647 11,117 10,940 £ 160,870 222,669 201,633 4,572 10,465 C £ 223,914 202,928 232,088 4,825 9,234 ontribution i £ 301,293 214,963 269,265 5,997 8,512 now abolishet £ 389,416 221,061 291,246 7,715 6,682 I 283,813 518,975 549,870. 505,224 513,939 530,734 600,209 672,989 800,030 916,120 Subdivision II —Medical Benefits (capita tion scheme introduced 1st March, 1941 ; general medi icaJ services scheme introduced Is it November, 1941) Capitation fees Capitation and general medical services mileage General medical services Special arrangements under section 82 Purchase of sites and erection of residences for Medical Officers appointed under section 82 Remuneration, allowances, and expenses of medical practitioners in areas other than those covered by section 82 114,608 21,166 69,898 | 71,149 64,039 831,397 49,468 55,610 60,392 1,026,073 37,256 42,400 59,442 1,161,326 23,855 38,084 68,965 1,291,448 27,495 1,317 3i,187 90,289 1,600,601 35,428 2,673 396 22,945 109,522 1,993,806 37,714 3,839 16,818 123,768 2,112,304 45,286 8,660 45 205,672 1,016,053 1,179,331 1,287,023 1,427,309 1,760,574 2,167,826 2,306,881 Subdivision III —Hospital Benefits ( commenced 1st July, 1939); Om t-patient Be nefits (comi menced 1st March, 19' 11) Treatment in approved institutions includes Ashburn Hall, Knox Home, Auckland, and Karitane Hospitals, payments to latter being introduced in-1940, but dated back to 1st November, 1939 Treatment in public hospitals Out-patient treatment .. .. Treatment in private hospitals Treatment in approved institutions Contribution to Consolidated Fund for — Mental hospitals Queen Mary Hospital Rotoraa Sanatorium Rotorua Soldiers' Hospital .. 514,254 82 ,'980 1,459 166,000 6,835 2,707 893,251 37,873 171,000 10,060 4,712 953,794 47,162 146,953 28,155 181,451 11,705 4,985 1,020,319 70,720 191,647 38,819 181,869 22,872 4,563 10,150 1,564,315 73,137 238,772 43,908 182,830 28,691 5,932 20,561 1,689,233 . 83,412 259,489 56,504 187,942 28,032 6,425 19,663 1,767,874 98,972 264,865 41,749 1 Contributi ) 1,593,367 97,287 251,581 44,053 on now abol 1,536,417 117,385 252,850 42,837 ished 1,560,483 141,530 245,000 50,362 774,235 1,258,633 1,374,205 1,540,959 2,158,146 2,330,700 2,173,460 1,986,288 1,949,489 1,997,375 Subdivision IV —Pharmaceutical Benefits (commenced 5th May, 1941) Drugs supplied by— Chemists Medical practitioners .. ». institutions • 261,845 1,527 16,326 539,695 5,891 26,661 716,080 6,092 40,026 933,490 6,231 40,516 1,082,342 6,030 44,994 1,389,638 5,879 44,169 1,507,521 5,973 44,856 1,727,5568,262 57,341 279,968 563,247 762,198 980,237 1,133,366 1,439,686 1,558,350 . 1,793,159