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Subdivision III: Hospital Benefits (commenced 1st July, 1939); Out-patient Benefits (commenced 1st March, 1941) 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.

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* £lO,OOO estimated for year ended 31st March, 1947, but not expended. t These are mainly iff respect of hospital benefits. { Prior to Ist 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.

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Treatment in.public hospitals .. .. .. 514,254 893,251 953,794 1,020,319 1,564,315 1,689,233 1,767,874 1,593,367 Out-patient treatment .. .. .. .. .. .. 47,162 70,720 73,137 83,412 98,972 97,287 Treatment in private hospitals .. .. .. 82,980 141,737 146,953 191,647 238,772 259,489 264,865 251,581 Treatment in approved institutions .. .. 1,459 37,873 28,155 38,819 43,908 56,504 41,749 44,053 Contribution to Consolidated Fund for — Mental Hospitals .. .. .. .. 166,000 171,000 181,451 181,869 182,830 187,942 Queen Mary Hospital .. .. ... 6,835 10,060 11,705 22,872 28,691 28,032 I oontrioution Rotorua Sanatorium .. .. .. .. 2,707 4,712 4,985 4,563 5,932 6,425 j , Rotorua Soldiers' Hospital .. .. .. . .. .. .. 10,150 20,561 19,663 J aDollsnea - 774,235 1,258,633 1,374,205 1,540,959 2,158,146 2,330,700 2,173,460 1,986,288 Subdivision IV : Pharmaceutical Benefits (commenced 5th May, 1941), (11 months) Drugs supplied by— Chemists .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 261,845 530,695 716,080 933,490 1,082,342 1,389,638 Medical practitioners .. .. .. .. 1,527 5,891 6,092 6,231 6,030 5,879 Institutions.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,326 26,661 40,026 40,516 44,994 44,169 279,968 563,247 762,198 980,237 1,133,366 1,439,686 Subdivision V : Supplementary Benefits Radiological services (commenced 11th August, 1941) .. .. 27,962 88,588 109,426 128,842 132,806 175,420 Laboratory services (commenced 1st April, 1946) .. .. .. .. .. . . . . .. 61,453 Massage services (commenced 1st September, 1942).. .. .. .. 8,836 27,331 32,152 35,569 43,028 Specialist services (neuro surgery) .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,066 1,324 2,260 1,485 District nursing services (commenced 1st September, .. .. .. .. .. 7,717 58,880 68,614 1944) Dental services Domestic assistance (commenced 20th December, 1944) .. .. .. .. .. .. 456 2,043 Ambulance benefits* .. .. • • • • • • •. •. • • • • •. Artificial-aids benefits* .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,962 97,424 137,823 170,035 229,971 352,043 Grand totals .. .. .. 1,058,048 1,777,608 2,437,407 3,722,907 4,751,437 5,298,729 5,564,315 6,211,580 Recoveries! .. .. 1: 1,350 923 1,819 1,728 24,757 64,015 27,751$ 20,384 'Net totals .. •• .. 1,056,698 1,776,685 2,435,588 3,721,179 4,726,680 5,234,714 5,536,564 6,191,196