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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authorliy

under which levied

SCALE OF CHARGES FOR MAINTENANCE AND MEDICAL TREATMENT AT VICTORIA HOSPITAL-MATERNITY WARDS.

Daily Rates.

1st Class 2nd Class. | 3rd Class.

Private patients

$ 10.00

$ 5.00

2.00

Naval and Military patients will be charged in accordance with the scale for "private patients".

Proprietary medicines or drugs not contained in the British Pharmacopoeia will be charged for if supplied by the Government,

Private patients, other than Government or Naval or Military patients charged 1st or 2nd class daily rates for maintenance, will be subject to the following additional churgos :-

(1) For medical attendance, a charge at the rate of one third of the rate for

maintenance.

(2) For surgical operations, such charge not exceeding $300, as the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services shall think ft having regard to the nature of the operation. This charge will be in addition to the above charge for medical attendance.

(3) For maternity cases, charges, of $100 and $75 respectively, in lieu of

the above charge for medical attendance.

Patients requiring a "Special" nurse, will pay an additional charge of $11, a day, The Director of Medical and Sanitary Services has discretionary power to waive the additional churges.

Private patients may make their own arrangements for medical attendance, in which case they will be exempt from the above mentioned additional charges.

If in the case of a private patient charged 1st or 2nd class daily rates the Coll- sulting Physician, Surgeon or Obstetrician is called in, either at the request of the patient or by arrangement between the patient and the Medical Officer the amount of the consultant's fee shall be a matter for arrangement between the patient and the consultant,

Whore an operation is performed by the Consulting Surgeon or Obstetrician or a private medical practitioner no charge will be made by the Government in respect of the operation.

SCALE OF CHarges for MAINTENANCE IN THE PEAK HOSPITAL.

2nd

Government Notification

No. 106 of February, 1929,

Private patients

Daily Rates.

1st Class. 2nd Class.

1000

5.00

Children under twelve yours of age are charged at half the foregoing rates in cauli class.

Patients requiring a “Special” nurse will pay an additional charge of $7 a day. Additional charges will be made for medicines, dressings and the use of the operating theatre in accordance will be scale laid down in Government Notification 2 d. 100 of 26th Februnry, 1926.

Patients make their own arrangements for medical attendance,

FEES FOR PRIVATE NURSING !—

Per month of 30 days.............

W

Suitable meals and accommodation must be provided.

KUANTAN

$200.00 7.00

Government Notification

No. 140 of 1925.

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