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Croydon 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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SECTION VIII.
WORK OF THE BOROUGH HOSPITAL.
The total nominal accommodation at the Borough Hospital is
170 beds

The following table shows the highest and lowest number of beds occupied on any one night during each month of the year 1920.

Month.Beds Occupied.Month.Beds Occupied.
Highest.Lowest.Highest.Lowest.
January215183July138111
February219191August135106
March204164September10579
April167130October173101
May163141November185163
June163132December213165

During 1920 the average daily number of cases under treatment
amounted to 156.0 as compared with 132.8 of the previous year.

The following table gives the total number admitted from the Borough and other Districts during the year 1920.

Districts.Remaining at end of 1919.Admitted during 1920.Discharged during 1920.Died during 1920.Remaining at end of 1920.
Penge Urban D.C., non-pauper cases118978220
The Borough of Croydon1861157113243168
Total1971246121045188