Table 7

 Costs and consequences of housing improvements

1999 Cost per person (n)2000 Cost per person (n)2001 Cost per person (n)
InterventionControlInterventionControlInterventionControl
SF36, 36 item short form health survey.
Annual equivalent intervention costs net of annual energy saving£0 (174)£0 (228)£–18.82 (158)£0 (225)£0 (174)£–16.56 (174)
Health care costs
Inpatient costs£37.44 (93)£54.95 (140)£41.57 (93)£14.34 (137)£10.78 (97)£35.82 (134)
Outpatient costs£105.62 (93)£101.86 (140)£108.95 (93)£66.46 (137)£76.62 (97)£61.06 (134)
A&E costs£13.28 (93)£13.64 (140)£10.1 (93)£10.72 (137)£2.73 (97)£3.16 (134)
Primary care consultation costs£55.38 (87)£62.63 (131)£44.82 (88)£59.31 (127)£44.53 (72)£50.68 (118)
Primary care pharmaceutical costs£3.5 (93)£6.92 (140)£9.61 (93)£11.74 (137)£5.47 (97)£11.61 (134)
Primary care out of hours costs£2.31 (86)£1.74 (130)£2.47 (89)£0.55 (126)£2.00 (74)£2.66 (117)
All NHS costs£204.86 (85)£220.49 (129)£224.97 (88)£171.54 (124)£135.72 (70)£165.56 (116)
Benefits
SF36 (adults)0.73 (62)0.75 (77)0.77 (57)0.8 (78)0.72 (35)0.8 (74)
Value of lost education (children)£240.7 (19)£288.44 (45)£352.28 (17)£247.59 (37)£80.92 (16)£169.92 (35)