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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| * Patients | Journeys | Mileage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health service Removals | 74,998 | (71,293) | 44,663 | (44,299) | 344,643 | (337,564) |
| Accidents | 3,752 | ( 3,602) | 3,540 | (3,445) | 20,137 | ( 19,393) |
| Spastics (Bramley Hill) | 5,226 | (4,634) | 625 | (579) | 12,960 | ( 10,681) |
| Mental Health (Occupational Centre) | 25,796 | (23,879) | 790 | (796) | 22,370 | (22,605) |
| St. Margaret's (Spastic Children) | 308 | (445) | 306 | (355) | 3,498 | (3,759) |
| Services Not Required (Accidents) | 284 | (184) | 1,408 | (930) | ||
| Gas and Air Analgesia | 636 | (562) | 4,781 | (4,481) | ||
| Vehicles to Repair Depots, Testing etc. | 278 | (312) | 3,106 | ( 2,864) | ||
| Service Requirements (Oxygen, visiting Sub-stns, parks etc.) | 244 | (295) | 2,956 | (2,877) | ||
| Bus Strike (Collection of Personnel) | 136 | (-) | 1,724 | (-) | ||
| 110,080 | ( 10 3,853) | 51,502 | (50,827) | 417,583 | (405,154) | |
| Civil Defence | 135 | (158) | 2,098 | ( 1,686) | ||
| 110,080 | ( 103,853) | 51,637 | (50 ,985) | 419,681 | (406,840) | |
| *These figures do not represent individual cases. | ||||||
| Home Accidents | (Children) | 331 | ||||
| (Adults) | 347 | |||||
| Miscellaneous Accidents | (Children) | 58 | ||||
| (Adults) | 110 | |||||
| Recreational Accidents | (Children) | 91 | ||||
| (Adults) | 64 | |||||
| School Accidents | 230 | |||||
| Street Accidents | (Children) | 217 | ||||
| (Adults) | 843 | |||||
| Work Accidents | 234 | |||||