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. 2007 Sep;61(9):771–777. doi: 10.1136/jech.2006.048462

Table 7 Costs and consequences of housing improvements.

1999 Cost per person (n) 2000 Cost per person (n) 2001 Cost per person (n)
Intervention Control Intervention Control Intervention Control
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)

SF36, 36 item short form health survey.