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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 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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1. Number of cases on Dispensary Register on January1,0282. Number of cases transferred from other areas and cases returned after discharge under Head 3 in previous years59
3. Number of cases transferred to other areas, cases not desiring further assistance under the scheme, and cases "lost sight of"1024.Cases written off during the year as Dead (all causes)141
5. Number of attendances at the Dispensary (including Contacts)5,5966.Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st December213
7. Number of consultations with medical practitioners:—8.Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes (including personal consultations)207
(a) Personal30
(b) Other570
9. Number of visits by Nurses or Health Visitors to homes for Dispensary purposes4,08510. Number of:—
(a) Specimens of sputum, etc., examined801
(b) X-ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary work258
11. Number of "Recovered" cases restored to Dispensary Register, and included in A (a) and A (b) above112.Number of "T.B. plus" cases on Dispensary Register on 31st December486

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(B) Number of Dispensaries for the treatment of
Tuberculosis (excluding centres used
only for special forms of treatment)
Provided by the Council 1
Provided by Voluntary Bodies Nil

Table: (C) Number of beds available for the treatment of Tuberculosis on the 31st December In Institutions belonging to the Council

(C) Number of beds available for the treatment of Tuberculosis on the 31st December In Institutions belonging to the Council

Name of Institution.For Pulmonary CasesFor Non-Pulmonary CasesTotal.
AdultsChildren under 15AdultsChildren under 15
Croydon Borough Sanatorium,North Cheam, Surrey93.........93
Mayday Hospital,Mayday Road,Thornton HeathBeds reserved for used for P ulmonary tients, asTuberculosi s cases are or Non-Pul monary pa-required.64