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Table I.—Social Security Fund Medical Benefits: Statement showing Expenditure Since Commencement of Benefits

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_ — 1 1939-40 |(104 Months 1940-41. 1941-42. 1942-43. 1943-44. 1944-45. 1945-46. 1 j 1946-47. 1947-48. Subdivisior I.—Maternity Benefits (commenced 15th May, 1939) Public hospital fees Private-hospital fees Medical practitioners' fees Medical practitioners' mileage fees Obstetric nurses' fees St. Helens Hospital fees £ 74,780 139,602 45,938 1,031 16,022 6,440 £ 106,834 216,086 161,638 5,663 21,101 7,653 £ 113,276 227,315 176,973 6,215 18,940 7,151 £ 110,217 207,575 158,208 5,089 15,089 9,046 £ 114,930 209,841 162,227 5,044 12,027 9,870 £ 133,946 210,675 158,409 5,647 11,117 10,940 160,870 222,669 201,633 4,572 10,465 Contrib £ 223,914 202,928 232,088 4,825 9,234 ution now a £ 301,293 214,963 269,265 5,997 8,512 bolished ** 283,813 518,975 549,870 505,224 513,939 530,734 600,209 672,989 800,030 Subdivision II. —Medical Benefits (capitation scheme introduced 1st March, 1941; general medical services scheme introduced 1st 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,U84 68,965 1,291,448 27,495 1,317 31,187 90,289 1,600,601 35,428 2,673 396 22,945 109,522 1,993,806 37,714 3,839 205,672 1,016,053 1,179,331 1,287,023 1,427,309 1,760,574 2,167,826 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 in 1940, but dated back to 1st November, 1939 introduced 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 Rotorua Sanatorium .. .. .. .. .; Rotorua Soldiers' Hospital ,. ,. ... 514,254 82 j 980 1,459 166,000 6,835 2,707 893,251 737 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 jcontributi 1,593,367 97,287 251,581 44,053 on now abo 1,536,417 117,385 252,850 42,837 lished. 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