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II.—The 17 beds occupied by hospital cases of pulmonary
tuberculosis were all in a special block at the Borough Fever Hospital—9
beds for women and 3 beds and 5 shelters for men. Only
Croydon patients are admitted to these beds.
III.—Of the 44 beds occupied bv patients with non-pulmonary
tuberculosis,
(a) 13 were at the Royal Sea-Bathing Hospital, Margate;
(b) 12 at St. Anthony's Hospital, Cheam ;
(c) 3 at Heatherwood Hospital, Ascot;
(d) 2 at Lord Mayor Treloar's Hospital, Alton;
(c) 2 at the Alexandra Hospital for Hip Diseases;
(/) 10 at St. Nicholas' Hospital for Children, Birchington ;
(g) 2 at other institutions.
None of these beds were definitely retained for Croydon
patients. Of these 44 beds for non-pulmonary tuberculosis, on an
average 23 were occupied by cases of surgical tuberculosis (of spine,
joints, or bone), and 21 by cases of glandular or other nonpulmonary
tuberculosis.
Number of Patients under Treatment.
During 1925, 157 patients were admitted to sanatoria for pulmonary
tuberculosis. Of these, 96 were men—of whom 29 were
invalided ex-Service men—42 were women, and 19 were children.