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Croydon 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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WORK OF THE BOROUGH HOSPITAL.
The total nominal accommodation at the Borough Hospital is
170 beds.
The following table shows the highest and /01 vest number of beds
occupied on any one night during each month of the year 1917.
TABLE H. 1.
| Month. | Beds Occupied. | Month. | Beds Occupied. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest. | Lowest. | Highest. | Lowest. | ||
| January | 105 | 79 | July | 70 | 55 |
| February | 84 | 55 | August | 54 | 43 |
| March | 74 | 59 | September | 89 | 46 |
| April | 75 | 61 | October | 123 | 88 |
| May | 64 | 58 | November | 116 | 100 |
| June | 69 | 59 | December | 110 | 87 |
During 1917 the average daily number of cases under treatment
amounted to 75.5 as compared with 97.7 in the previous year.
The following table gives the total number admitted from the
Borough and other Districts during the year 1977.
TABLE H. II.
| Districts. | Remaining at end of 1916. | Admitted during 1917. | Discharged during 1917. | Died during 1917. | Remaining at end of 1917. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Palace (Royal Naval Division) | 1 | 65 | 53 | 7 | 6 |
| Penge Urban D.C, non-pauper cases | 2 | 33 | 26 | 3 | 6 |
| The Borough of Croydon | 102 | 481 | 457 | 31 | 95 |
| Total | 105 | 579 | 536 | 41 | 107 |