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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Total number of new Cases | 503 | 520 |
| Renewal of Old Letters | 202 | 220 |
| Total | 705 | 740 |
| Total Number of New Cases | 277 | 391 |
| Gas (N20) Administrations | 462 | 567 |
| Medical and Surgical | 9799 | 10314 |
| Ophthalmic | 5694 | 6093 |
| Ear, Nose and Throat | 2064 | 2054 |
| Dental | 574 | 756 |
| Total | 18131 | 19217 |
| In-Patients | 1384 | 1278 |
| Casualty Patients | 4219 | 4579 |
| Out-Patients (including Renewed Letters) | 6476 | 7103 |
| Total | 12079 | 12960 |
| Cases cured and relieved | 1197 | 1103 |
| Cases Unrelieved | 28 | 19 |
| Remaining Under Treatment | 67 | 94 |
| Died | 92 | 62 |
| Total | 1384 | 1278 |
| Soldiers, Sailors and Discharged Soldiers treated during the year | 212 | 354 |
Report of the X-Ray Department.
1164 Patients were examined with the X-Rays, and 1,751 Skiagrams were
taken.
51 Patients were treated with the X-Rays and made 338 attendances.
| Numbers in 1919. | Numbers in 1918. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Number of beds available for use | 32 | 36 |
| 2. | Average number of patients resident daily throughout the year as counted and recorded daily | 25.6 | 34.4 |
| 3. | Number of In-patients in the Hospital at beginning of year | 36 | 27 |
| 4. | Do. admitted during year | 534 | 505 |
| 5. | Do. in the Hospital at the end of year | 27 | 19 |
| 6. | Average number of days each patient was resident | 23.13 | 18.21 |
(Ascertained by dividing the yearly total of daily counts by the number
of patients treated to a conclusion).