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Croydon 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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D REPORT OF THE WORK OF THE BOROUGH
HOSPITAL.
The total nominal accommodation at the Borough Hospital amounts to 146 beds, which is made up as follows :—
| Block A. | 12 |
| „ B. | 23 |
| „ C. | 46 |
| „ D. | 23 |
| „ E. | 24 |
| „ F. | 6 |
| „ G. | 12 |
| 146 |
From this must be deducted one single bedded ward in Block B.
which is permanently used as an operating theatre.
The following Table shows the Highest and Lowest number of beds
occupied on any one night during each month of the year 190S :—
TABLE H I.
| Month. | Beds Occupied. | Month. | Beds Occupied. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest. | Lowest. | Highest. | Lowest. | ||
| January | 144 | 125 | July | 110 | 101 |
| February | 163 | 127 | August | 127 | 110 |
| March | 160 | 137 | September | 149 | 124 |
| April | 145 | 123 | October | 152 | 123 |
| May | 120 | 101 | November | 160 | 137 |
| June | 111 | 104 | December | 165 | 148 |
The number of patients in hospital in December was as high
as 165 which is considerably in excess of the nominal accommodation.
This does not however convey an exact idea of the
actual pressure at the hospital. Owing to the fact that the patients
have to be divided into a considerable number of groups corresponding
with the diseases and complications from which they are