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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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| M. | W. | C. | T1. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (A) | Persons in Sanatoria, etc. on Jan. 1st, 1921 | 26 | 29 | 12 | 67 |
| (B) | Persons admitted to Sanatoria 1921 | 133 | 61 | 76 | 270 |
| *159 | *90 | 88 | 337* | ||
| (C) | Persons discharged from Sanatoria 1921 | 112 | 62 | 52 | 226 |
| (D) | Persons who died in Sanatoria 1921 | 4 | 1 | - | 5 |
| 116 | 63 | 52 | 231 | ||
| (E) | Persons in Sanatoria on December 31st, 1921 | 43 | 27 | 36 | 106 |
* Of these there were
147 Insured Men.
65 Insured Women.
82 Ex-Service Men.
| M | W | C. | T1. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (A) | Persons at the Borough Hospital on Jan. 1st, 1921 | 6 | 8 | - | 14 |
| (B) | Persons admitted to Hospital in 1921 | 35 | 26 | 4 | 65 |
| *41 | *34 | 4 | *79 | ||
| (C) | Persons discharged from Borough Hospital 1921 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 44 |
| (D) | Persons who died in the Borough Hospital 1921 | 12 | 7 | 1. | 20 |
| 37 | 24 | 3 | 64 | ||
| (E) | Persons in Borough Hospital on Dec. 31st, 1921 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 15 |
*Of these :—32 men and 16 women were insured persons, and of the insured
men 11 were ex-service men.
| Full Work. | Ligrht Work. | Work, part-time. | Condition unaltered- not at work. | Deteriorated. | Again in Sanatorium | Now in Hospital. | Died eince discharge. | Removed to other districte. | Total No. of casee. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary:- | ||||||||||
| Men | 20 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 104 |
| Women | 15 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 56 |
| Non-pulmonary:- | ||||||||||
| Men | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 |
| Women | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Children—32 cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, of which 26 were fit for
ordinary School.
20 cases of non-pulmonary tuberculosis, of which 1 died since
discharge, 1 is again in Hospital, 1 has left the district, and
the remainder are fit for school.