Healthcare provision facts and figures, 1918-79

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How many people were insured against illness in 1929?
Less than 50%
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How much higher were mortality rates for low-income families compared to middle class families in the 1930s?
50% higher
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How many people died in the Croydon typhoid outbreak in 1937?
50
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The Medical Planning Research group included how many people that endorsed a nationwide health service?
200
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How many staff did the NHS employ by 1938
360,000
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How many NHS hospitals by 1938?
3,100
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What percentage of the GDP was spent on the NHS in 1950?
3.5%
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How much did life expectancy increase for women from 1948-79?
7 years
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Difference between annual budget on health for middle class areas and working class areas (per person)?
M/C: £4.98 W/C: £3.19
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How many hospital places were available for those with mental illnesses in 1974?
33% of what was needed
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How many enquiries into misconduct/abuse at psychiatric hospitals were there between 1967-1981?
25
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How much more did the NHS spend on drugs in 1967 than it had in 1951?
250% more
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How many people worked for the NHS by 1979?
Just over a million
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How many hip replacements were carried out in 1979?
24,000
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How much higher were mortality rates for low-income families compared to middle class families in the 1930s?

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50% higher

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How many people died in the Croydon typhoid outbreak in 1937?

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The Medical Planning Research group included how many people that endorsed a nationwide health service?

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How many staff did the NHS employ by 1938

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