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Radiological services (commenced 11th August, 1941) Laboratory services (commenced 1st April, 1946) Massage services (commenced 1st September, 1942) Specialist services (neuro surgery) District nursing services (commenced 1st September, 1944) Dental services Domestic assistance (commenced 20th December, 1944) Ambulance benefits Artificial -aids benefits (commenced 1st July, 1947), (artificial limbs, hearing-aids, contact lenses) Grand totals Recoveries* Net totals Subd ivision V— 27,962 -Supplemen 88,588 8 j 836 lary Benefi 109,426 27 j 331 1,066 ts 128,842 32 |152 1,324 7,717 132,806 35 j 569 2,260 .58,880 ' 456 175,420 61,453 43,028 1,485 68,614 2," 043 209,059 90,306 47,510 121 82,756 105,109 2,865 8^067 249,461 117,173 57,088 4,072 111,289 223,186 3,258 324 96,062 27,962 97,424 137,823 170,035 229,971 352,043 545,793 861,913 1,058,048 1,777,608 2,437,407 3,722,907 4,751,437 5,298,729 5,564,315 6,211,580 7,021,488 7,875,448 1,350 923 1,819 1,728 24,757 64,015 27,751t 20,384 47,630 31,814 1,056,698 1,776,685 2,435,588 3,721,179 4,726,680 5,234,714 5,536,564 6,191,196 6,973,858 7,843,634 * These are mainly in respect of hospital benefits. f Prior to 1st April, 1945, these recoveries were treated as credits in reduction of expenditure. For 1945-46 they are included in Miscellaneous Receipts, Social- Security Fund. This should be taken into account when comparing published figures relating to Social Security Fund expenditure.