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Croydon 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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SECTION III.
MAYDAY HOSPITAL.
The Staff consists of the Medical Superintendent,
4 other resident Medical Staff.
8 Visiting Consultant Staff.
Specialised Services:—Orthopaedic, Gynaecological, Dental,
X-Rays, Ultra Violet Light, Massage, Ophthalmic,
Ear, Nose and Throat.
No. of Trained Nurses 58 (plus X-Ray and Massage 4).
Probationer Nurses 79
Assistant Nurses 7
Male Attendants 7
Table I.
| 1936. | 1935. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.—Total number of admissions (including infants born in hospital) | 5623 | 4872 |
| 2.—Number of women confined in hospital | 760 | 647 |
| 3.—Number of live births | 724 | 616 |
| 4.—Number of deaths among the newly born (i.e. under 4 weeks of age) | 16 | 27 |
| 5.—Total number of deaths among children under 1 year (including those given under 4) | 29 | 52 |
| 6.—Number of stillbirths | 44 | 37 |
| 7.—Number of maternal deaths among women admitted to hospital for confinement | 6 | 1 |
| 8.—Total number of deaths | 771 | 726 |
| 9.—Total number of discharged (including infants born in hospital) | 4764 | 4125 |
| 10.—Duration of stay of patients included in 8 and 9 above: (a) Under four weeks | 3875 | 3296 |
| (b) Four weeks and under thirteen weeks | 1331 | 1248 |
| 329 | 307 | |
| 11.—Number of beds occupied: (a) average during year | 473 | 478 |
| 12.- Number of surgical operations under general anaesthetics (excluding dental operations) | 947 | 706 |
| 13.—Number of abdominal sections | 357 | 316 |