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Croydon 1915

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: 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 1915.TABLE H. 1.

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 1915.

TABLE H. 1.

Month.Beds Occupied.Month.Beds Occupied.
Highest.Lowest.Highest.Lowest.
January157136July9072
February152140August8874
March151133September10992
April135115October9781
May119101November9885
June11695December10394
During 1915 the average daily number of cases under treatment amounted to 105.8 as compared with 128.05 in the previous year.

Table: The following table gives the total number admitted from the Borough and other Districts during the year 1915.TABLE H. 11.

The following table gives the total number admitted from the Borough and other Districts during the year 1915.

TABLE H. 11.

Districts.Remaining at end of 1914.Admitted during 1916.Discharged during 1915.Died during 1916.Remaining at end of 1915.
Crystal Palace (Royal Naval Division)24324183
Penge Urban D.C., non-pauper cases4414113
The Borough of Croydon1396946925586
Total1457787577492
Total number admitted was 778, as compared with 947 in 1914.