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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Immediate Results of Treatment.
| Group. | Total number of cases discharged 1947. | Quiescent. | Improved. | No Material Improvement. | Died in the Sanatorium. | Discharged before completion of treatment. | Average duration of stay in days. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |||
| Class T.B. Minus | 22 | 28 | 1 | — | 21 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 135 | 112 | ||
| Class T.B. Plus— | ||||||||||||||||
| Group I | 39 | 27 | — | — | 36 | 26 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 130 | 127 | ||
| Group II | 26 | 36 | 1 | - | 23 | 32 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 187 | 169 | ||
| Group III | 11 | 3 | — | — | 5 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 328 | 132 | ||
| Observation Non T.B. | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 98 | 95 | 2 | - | 85 | 86 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | |||||
| In-patients on 1st Jan., 1947 | Admitted during year 1947 | Discharged during year including deaths | In on 1st Jan. 1948. | Died during year 1947 | ||||||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |||||||
| 44 | 34 | 103 | 90 | 98 | 95 | 49 | 29 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
Number of patients 1st January, 1947 78
,, ,, admitted, 1947 193
,, ,, discharged during 1947 187
,, ,, died during 1947 6
,, ,, remaining 1st January, 1948 78
Number of X-Ray screenings Out patient 1,880
In-patient 951
,, X-Ray films taken Out-patient 96
In-patient 679
,, refills given Out-patient 1,635
In-patient 514
,, aspirations 6
,, A.P. cases commenced 11