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Croydon 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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CROYDON BOROUGH SANATORIUM.
The Smallpox Hospital belonging to the Croydon and Districts
Joint Smallpox Hospital Board is leased to the Corporation of
Croydon for a period of five years from 1919 for the treatment of
Tuberculosis. In it there are 50 beds which are allocated as follows,
viz.:—
Surrey County Council 30
Kent County Council 5
Croydon Borough Council 15
50
These beds have been kept continuously full with the exception
of course of an occasional intervening day or two arising out of the departure and arrival of patients.
The following table gives particulars of the admissions, discharges and deaths during the year, viz.:-
| District. | Remaining at end of year 1920. | Admitted during year 1921. | Discharged during year 1921. | Died during year 1921. | Remaining at end of year 1921. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon C, B. | 15 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 15 |
| KentC. C. | 5 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 5 |
| Surrey C. C. | 29 | 105 | 88 | 16 | 30 |
| Total | 49 | 178 | 158 | 19 | 50 |
A very large proportion of the cases required both hospital
and sanatorium treatment, many being exclusively hospital cases.