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Croydon 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Section G.— WORK OF THE BOROUGH HOSPITAL.
The total nominal accommodation at the Borough Hospital is
170 beds.
The following table shows the highest and lowest number of
beds occupied on any one night during each month of the year 1914.
TABLE H. 1.
| Month. | Beds Occupied. | Month. | Beds Occupied. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest. | Lowest. | Highest. | Lowest. | ||
| January | 195 | 169 | July | 97 | 69 |
| February | 183 | 157 | August | 64 | 47 |
| March | 181 | 154 | September | 133 | 62 |
| April | 161 | 123 | October | 174 | 140 |
| May | 124 | 82 | November | 166 | 149 |
| June | 95 | 81 | December | 151 | 117 |
During 1914 the average daily number of cases under treatment
amounted to 128.05, as compared with 125.5 in the previous
year.
The following table gives the total number admitted from the
Borough and other Districts during the year 1914.
TABLE H. II.
| Districts. | Remaining at end of 1913. | Admitted during 1914. | Discharged during 1914. | Died during 1914. | Remaining at end of 1914. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *The Croydon Union, cases admitted from Penge | - | - | - | - | - |
| Penge Urban D.C., non-pauper cases | 21 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 5 |
| The Borough of Croydon | 184 | †934 | 956 | 36 | 127 |
| Total | 205 | 947 | 984 | 36 | 132 |
*In the above table cases included under the Croydon Union are only
those pauper patients who have contracted the disease in Penge. Patients
resident in the Infirmary or Workhouse who become infected whilst residents
in these Institutions are reckoned as Croydon cases.
† Includes 3 admissions of the Staff suffering from, scarlet fever (2), and
enteric fever (1).