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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 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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9
Hospital Accommodation.
The hospital accommodation consists of : —
General—
Croydon General Hospital.
Norwood Cottage Hospital.
Purlev Cottage Hospital.
Croydon Union Infirmary.
Special—
Croydon Borough Isolation Hospital.
Croydon Borough Sanatorium, North Cheam.
St. Mary's Maternity Hostel.
Croydon General Hospital—

Table: Report and Statistics of Patients treated during the Hospital Year 1919-20.

Report and Statistics of Patients treated during the Hospital Year 1919-20.

I. In-Patients.
1919-120.1918-19.
Admissions from July 1st, 1919, to June 30th, 192013161294
Patients in Hospital July 1st, 19198290
Total13981384
Cases of Accident or Emergency admitted free895862
Cases Admitted bv Governors' Letters182184
Medical Free Cases3436
Discharged Soldiers (Pensioners)205212
Total13161294
Males675741
Females641553
Total13161294
The Average Stay in Hospital of each In-patient21.4 days22 days
The Average Number of Beds Occupied8588
II. Casualty Department
(a) Free : Fractures256172
Dislocations3021
Wounds, Minor Injuries, etc.42403687
(b) By Governors' Letters : Tonsils and Adenoids371253
Phimosis10886
Total50054219
Total Attendances of Casualty Out-Patients26,358