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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 1919

[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

Table: The following table shows the highest and lowest number of beds occupied on any one night during each month of the year 1919.

The following table shows the highest and lowest number of beds occupied on any one night during each month of the year 1919.

Month.Beds Occupied.Month.Beds Occupied.
Highest.Lowest.Highest.Lowest.
January11393July130108
February11590August122106
March10188September130112
April11999October214137
May120107November235202
June123111December224189

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During 1919 the average daily number of cases under treatment
amounted to 132.8 as compared with 93 8 of the previous year.

Table: The following table gives the total number admitted from the Borough and other Districts during the year 1919.

The following table gives the total number admitted from the Borough and other Districts during the year 1919.

Penge Urban D.C., nonpauper cases86754511
The Borough of Croydon90100183174186
Total95106888779197