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Croydon 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Attendances of patients at the Clinic—
Men 2,492
Women 2,636
Children 715
Total 5,843
Number of insured Patients under Domiciliary Treatment at
the end of year—
Pulmonary 251
Non-Pulmonary 14
Total 265
Number of reports received from Panel Practitioners (G.P.36) 150
,, report forms sent to Panel Practitioners (G.P.36) 535
,, reports received from Panel Practitioners on
Forms G.P.17 —
,, reports received from Panel Practitioners on
Forms G.P.35 4
,, X-Rays taken 1,367
,, reports made to Ministry of Pensions by T.O. on
general progress of Tuberculous ex-Service Men 74
,, special reports mad to the Ministry of Pensions by
T.O. re lube ulous ex-Service Men (Form
M.I'.M.S.D. 122) 10
,, cases referred to Li"1it Treatment 9
,, cases referred to Orihopaedic Clinic 17
,, cases receiving extra nourishment at the end of year 34
,, cases referred by the Ministry of Labour and
National Service Medical Boards for examinaation
and report 189
Tuberculosis Maintenance and Other Allowances.
The Ministry of Health Tuberculosis Maintenance Allowances
(as in Memorandum 266/T) to alleviate patients' financial
distress caused by loss of income when undertaking treatment for
Pulmonary Tuberculosis, commenced in Croydon on 1st September,
1943: —
(1) No. of patients in receipt of
Ministry of Health Allowances
as at 1.9.43 33—24 in Institutions
9 on Domiciliary trtmt.
(2) No. of new patients 37
(3) No. of patients no longer
in receipt of Allowances 21
(4) No. of patients in receipt of
Ministry of Health Allowances
as at 31.12.43 49—26 in Institutions.
23 on Domiciliary trtmt.