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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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Detailed Analysis of Expenditure under all Heads for the Year ending March 31st, 1921, and 10 preceding Years.
| Year ending March. | Average No. of Patients. | Provisions. | Alcohol. | Surgery and Dispensary.1 | Domestc, including Coal and Gas. | Establishment and Miscellaneous Charges. | Salares and Wages. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total. | Average Cost per Bed occupied. | Total. | Average Cost per Bed occupied. | Total. | Average Cost per Bed occupied. | Total. | Average Cost per Bed occupied. | Establishment Charges and Repairs. | Miscellaneous Charges. | Total. | Average Cost per Bed occupied. | Medica Dispensing, Nursing & other. | Average Cost per Bed occupied. | Total Ordinary Expenditure. | Total Average Cost per Bed occupied. | Sinkng Fund and Interest. | Total Average Cost per Bed occupied including Sinking Fund & Interest. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| £ | s. | (1. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | f, | s. | d. | £ | s. | d | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | . | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | P. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s | d. | £ | s. | J | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | £ | s. | d. | |||
| 1911 | 134 | 2696 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 487 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1703 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 1179 | 17 | 10 | 387 | 16 | 5 | 1567 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 2304 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 8823 | 1 | 5 | 65 | 16 | 11 | 2206 | 10 | 9 | 82 | 6 | 3 |
| 1912 | 134 | 2886 | 19 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 618 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 2062 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 2250 | 5 | 2 | 385 | 9 | 1 | 2635 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2527 | 15 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 10742 | 15 | 6 | 80 | 3 | 4 | 2721 | 17 | 3 | 100 | 9 | 8 |
| 1913 | 134 | 3047 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 729 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 2215 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 1959 | 0 | 10 | 467 | 17 | 1 | 2426 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2726 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 11155 | 14 | 3 | 83 | 5 | 0 | 2774 | 12 | 0 | 103 | 19 | 1 |
| 1914 | 143 | 3279 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 574 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2467 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2406 | 1 | 5 | 306 | 4 | 5 | 2712 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 2970 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 12019 | 1 | 9 | 84 | 11 | 0 | 3058 | 16 | 9 | 105 | 8 | 9 |
| 1915 | 131 | 3455 | 18 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 410 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2530 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 2433 | 0 | 9 | 558 | 9 | 2 | 2991 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 2984 | 17 | 9 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 12390 | 12 | 4 | 94 | 11 | 8 | 3095 | 5 | 0 | 118 | 4 | 3 |
| 1916 | 96 | 3628 | 19 | 3 | 37 | 16 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 439 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2566 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 1709 | 12 | 8 | 498 | 11 | 5 | 2208 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2937 | 19 | 8 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 11804 | 5 | 3 | 122 | 19 | 3 | 3156 | 3 | 8 | 155 | 16 | 9 |
| 1917 | 93 | 3393 | 18 | 2 | 36 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 451 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 2713 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 1368 | 1 | 2 | 742 | 7 | 11 | 2110 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 2751 | 17 | 11 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 11433 | 11 | 1 | 122 | 18 | 10 | 3184 | 16 | 3 | 157 | 3 | 9 |
| 1918 | 84 | 3735 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 556 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 3303 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 1477 | 15 | 9 | 761 | 3 | 8 | 2238 | 19 | 5 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 2759 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 11 | 12618 | 9 | 6 | 150 | 4 | 5 | 3177 | 7 | 5 | 188 | 0 | 11 |
| 1919 | 92 | 4261 | 15 | 6 | 46 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 745 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3977 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 4 | 7 | 1489 | 6 | 1 | 723 | 13 | 0 | 2212 | 19 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 3080 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 9 | 8 | 14308 | 15 | 1 | 155 | 10 | 7 | 3167 | 12 | 6 | 189 | 19 | 2 |
| 1920 | 156 | 6448 | 12 | 6 | 41 | 6 | 9 | 47 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 145 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5418 | 17 | 8 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 3278 | 19 | 5 | 1051 | 2 | 8 | 4329 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 6401 | 15 | 9 | 41 | 0 | 9 | 24105 | 8 | 8 | 154 | 10 | 6 | 3157 | 17 | 6 | 174 | 15 | 4 |
| 1921 | 143 | 6856 | 13 | 3 | 47 | 18 | 10 | 46 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 946 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 6424 | 16 | 5 | 44 | 18 | 7 | 3012 | 8 | 4 | 816 | 0 | 1 | 3828 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 8535 | 15 | 7 | 59 | 13 | 10 | 26638 | 12 | 10 | 186 | 5 | 8 | 3171 | 8 | 9 | 208 | 9 | 3 j |
(1) Includes 11 cases of Rubella.
,, 3 cases of Tonsillitis.
,, 3 cases of Influenza.
,, 1 case of Measles.
,, 1 case of Dermatitis.
,, 1 case of Teething Rash.
,, 1 case of Gonococcal Rheumatism.
,, 1 case of Desquamation from congenital sores.
,, 13 cases in which no disease could be diagnosed.
(2) ,, 5 cases of Tonsillitis.
,, 3 cases of Measles.
,, 1 case of Herpes.
,, 1 case in which no disease could be diagnosed.
(3) ,, 1 case of Pyosalpinx.