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Croydon 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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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 One
Provided by Voluntary Bodies Nil
Table XVI.
(C)Number of beds available for the treatment of Tuberculosis on the 31st December n Institutions belonging to the Council
| Name of Institution. | For Pulmonary Cases | For Non-Pulmonary Cases i | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults | Children under 15 | Adults | Children under 15 | ||
| Croydon Borough Sanatorium, North Cheam, Surrey | 94 | ... | ... | ... | 94 |
| Mayday Hospital, Mayday Road, Thornton Heath (In C.B. of Croydon) | Beds reserved for Tuberculosi s cases are used for Pulmonary or Non-Pulmonary patients, as required. | 64 | |||
(D)Return showing the extent of Residential Treatment and Observation during the year in Institutions (other than Poor Law Institutions) approved for the treatment of Tuberculosis
| In Institutions on Jan. 1st. | Admitted during the year | Discharged during the year. | Died in the Institutions. | In Institutions on Dec. 31st. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Number of doubtfully tuberculous cases admitted for observation : | |||||
| Adult males | 1 | 12 | 12 | 1 | - |
| Adult females | 1 | 10 | 10 | - | 1 |
| Children | 2 | 7 | 8 | - | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 |
| Number of patients suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis: | |||||
| Adult males | 71 | 131 | 101 | 34 | 67 |
| Adult females | 48 | 120 | 95 | 16 | 57 |
| Children | 3 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Total | 122 | 269 | 206 | 51 | 134 |
| Number of patients suffering from non-pulmonary tuberculosis : | |||||
| Adult males | 8 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 8 |
| Adult females | 9 | 13 | 15 | — | 7 |
| Children | 18 | 6 | 11 | — | 13 |
| Total | 35 | 31 | 37 | 1 | 28 |
| Grand Total | 161 | 329 | 273 | 53 | 164 |