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Croydon 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The following table is a summary of the immediate results of
treatment during 1924:—
The following table is a summary of the immediate results of treatment during 1924: —
| Clinical classificatoin and result of treatment of cases discharged during 1924. | Not included in average length of stay. | Total discharge and death under each group | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group. | No. of Cases. | Arrested. a | Much improved b | Improved | Stationary or worse. | Average length of stay. | Irregular discharge c | Deaths, | |
| I. Early | 18 | 8 | 3 | — | 18.1 weeks | 2 | — | 20 | |
| II. Moderately advanced | 45 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 23.9 weeks | 9 | 3 | 57 |
| III. Far advanced | 34 | — | 5 | 16 | 13 | 17.0 weeks | 7 | 28 | 69 |
| Total | 97 | 9 | 31 | 39 | 18 | 18 | 31 | 146 | |
(a) "Arrested" means general health completely restored; signs in the lung
compatible with a healed lesion, bacilli absent.
(b) "Much improved" means general health very good—signs in lung
diminished, bacilli may be present.
(o) Irregular discharges include patients who, for domestic or financial reasons,
desired to return home, those discharged for misconduct, e.g., breaking
rules, etc., and patients who found climatic conditions too severe. None
of these cases remained for the recognised three months.
During the year the approval of the Ministry of Health was
obtained to the extension of the institution from 50 to 85 beds, 40
of the beds to be reserved for Croydon patients, and the remaining
45 to be available for patients sent in by the Surrey and Kent
County Councils. Not more than one-half of the patients admitted
by the several authorities are to be " bed " cases on admission.
Both men and women will be admitted, in the proportion of 53 men
to 32 women.
The extensions, which includes the adaptation of a large shelter,
the extension of the administrative block, the provision of a