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Croydon 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The proportion of known tuberculosis in the Borough which is
dealt with through the Dispensary continues to be satisfactorily high,
as is shown by the following figures :—
(1) Total Primary Notifications, 1919 440
(2) Total new cases seen at Dispensary and
diagnosed as tuberculous, 1919 324 324
Therefore approximately 74 per cent. of the cases notified in
the Borough in 1919 were seen by the Medical Officer to the
Tuberculosis Dispensary.
* (This figure includes " other forms of tuberculosis " in addition to pulmonary
tuberculosis.
In 1919 276 new cases were treated through, as well as being
seen, at the Dispensary.
SANATORIUM AND HOSPITAL TREATMENT:
SUMMARY OF CASES TREATED AT SANATORIA,
1919.
| M. | W. | C. | T1. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (A) Persons in Sanatoria on Jan. 1st, 1919 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 54 |
| (B) Persons admitted to Sanatoria 1919 | l05 | 78 | 34 | 217 |
| 132 | 96 | 43 | 271† | |
| (C) Persons discharged from Sanatoria 1919 | 101 | 76 | 31 | 208 |
| (D) Persons who died in Sanatoria 1919 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 102 | 78 | 32 | 212 | |
| (E) Persons in Sanatoria on December 31st, 1919 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 59 |
The total individuals receiving treatment in Sanatoria during 1919 is
therefore:—
Men
132
Women
96
Children
43
2711
The total individuals sent to Sanatoria in 1919 is:—
Men
105
Women
78
Children
34
217†
† 105 men and 46 women were “ insured persons.” Of the “ insured men ”
68 were ex-service men.
SUMMARY OF CASES TREATED AT THE BOROUGH HOSPITAL, 1919.
| M | W | C. | Tl. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (A) Persons at the Borough Hospital on Jan. 1st, 1919 | 6 | 7 | — | 13 |
| (B) Persons admitted to Hospital in 1919 | 33 | 11 | — | 44 |
| 39 | 18 | 57‡ | ||
| (C) Persons discharged from Borough Hospital 1919 | 19 | 5 | – | 24 |
| (D) Persons who died in the Borough Hospital 1919 | 14 | 9 | — | 23 |
| 33 | 14 | – | 47 | |
| (E) Persons in Borough Hospital on Dec. 31st, 1919 | 6 | – | 10 |
Total individuals receiving treatment at the Borough Hospital in 1919 is
Men
39
Women
18
57‡
The total individuals admitted to the Borough Hospital in 1919 is
Men
33
Women
11
44
‡ 36 men and 11 women were " insured persons." Of the insured men 16
were ex-service men.