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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Period. 1914. | Tdtal Medical Examinations made. | New Cases Examined. | Remarks. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At the Dispensary. | At Patients Houses. | Grand Total | |||||||||
| Insured. | Non-Insured. | Total. | Insured. | Non-Insured. | Total. | Insured. | Non-Insured. | Total. | |||
| Jan. ist to March31st | 332 | 292 | 624 | 31 | 27 | 58 | 682 | 89 | 123 | 212 | Non - insured persons first became eligible for treatment on |an. Ist, 1914. |
| April ist to June 30th | 341 | 460 | 801 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 832 | 61 | 157 | — | |
| July ist to Sept. 30th | 325 | 429 | 754 | 25 | 8 | 33 | 787 | 46 | 66 | 112 | The Medical Officer was absent on holiday during Sept., and the work was reduced as far as possibla in that month. |
| Oct. ist to Dec. 31st | 338 | 501 | 839 | 25 | 13 | 38 | 877 | 50 | 142 | — | |
| Totals | 1336 | 1682 | 3018 | 100 | 60 | 160 | 3178 | 246 | 377 | 623 | |
Note. In addition to the medical examinations shown in this table the Medical Officer also visited and examined the tuberculous
patients at the Borough Hospital twice weekly throughout the year.
[The average number of examinations made per day (including visits) was 11.2, and the average number of new cases seen
per day was 2.1].