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Croydon 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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MAYDAY HOSPITAL.
Table I.
| C. F. Swinton, M.D., F.R.C.S.(Ed.), Ch.M. | |||
| Nursing Staff. | |||
| Trained Nurses | 83 | Assistant Nurses | 7 |
| Student Nurses | 84 | Male Attendants | 6 |
Table I.
| 1.—Total number of admissions (including infants born in hospital) | 7,557 |
| 2.—Number of women confined in hospital | 1,060 |
| 3.—Number of live births | 1,044 |
| 4.—Number of still births | 38 |
| 5.—Number of deaths among the newly-born (i.e., Under 4 weeks of age) | 64 |
| 6.—Number of deaths among children under one year (including those given under 5) | 97 |
| 7.—Number of maternal deaths among women admitted to hospital for confinement | 4 |
| 8.—Total number of deaths | 829 |
| 9.—Total number of discharges (including infants born in hospital) | 6,130 |
| 10.—Duration of stay of patients included in 8 and 9 above— | |
| 6,109 | |
| (b) Four weeks and under thirteen weeks | 1,287 |
| (c) Thirteen weeks or more | 230 |
| 11.—Number of beds occupied (excluding cost in maternity wards)— | |
| 413 | |
| (c) Lowest 252 on 25.8.44 | |
| 12.—Number of surgical operations under anaesthetic | 2,369 |
| 13.—Number of abdominal sections | •580 |
The following Specialist Services are carried on:—Orthopædic,
Gynecological, Dental, X-Ray, Deep X-Ray Therapy,
Massage, Ultra-Violet Light, Ophthalmic, Ear, Nose and
Throat, School E.N.T. Clinic, Gastroscopy.