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Croydon 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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40
MAYDAY HOSPITAL.
I am indebted to Mr. C. F. Swinton, the Surgeon Superintendent.
for the following statistics.
Although the Hospital was transferred to the authority of
the South-West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Roard on the
5th July, 194S, the figures are given for the whole year.
The following Specialist services are carried:—Orthopaedic,
Gynaecological and Obstetrical, Dental, X-ray, Massage, Ultraviolet
Light, Ophthalmic, Ear, Nose and Throat, School
E.N.T. Clinic, Gastroscopy, Psychiatric, Medical and Surgical
Out-Patients.

Table: TABLE I.

TABLE I.

1. Total number of admissions (including infants born in hospital)8901
2. Number of women confined in hospital1302
3. Number of live births1264
4. Number of still births47
5. Number of deaths among the newly-born (i.e., under 4 weeks of age)26
6. Number of deaths among children under one year including those given under 556
7. Number of maternal deaths among women admitted to hospital for confinement1
8. Total number of deaths595
9. Total number of discharges (including infants born in hospital)8892
in. Duration of stay of patients included in 8 and 9 above:—
(a) Under 4 weeks7486
(b) 4 weeks and under 13 weeks1093
(c) 13 weeks or more312
11. Number of beds occupied (excluding cots in maternity wards)—
(a) Average during the year482
(b) Highest517
(c) Lowest409
12. Number of surgical operations under anaesthetic2169