Table 1.

BMA recommended income limits for voluntary hospital general wards, c. 1926

Class	Limit	Open to
1	£200	a) single persons over 16
		b) widow or widower without children under 16
2	£250	a) married couples without children under 16
		b) persons with one dependant under 16
3	£300	a) married couples with a child or children under 16
		b) persons with more than one dependant under 16

(Source: BSC, DM980 (30), Bristol Hospitals Commission 1941, BHF evidence, appendix 1.)