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Croydon 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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6.—CROYDON BOROUGH SANATORIUM, CHEAM.
The Joint Smallpox Hospital buildings at Cheam have continued
in use throughout 1925 as a sanatorium for tuberculous
patients from Croydon, Surrey and Kent, the Borough Council
being responsible for the administration.
During the year 152 patients were admitted, the discharges and deaths for the same period being 150. The particulars as to the number of patients admitted by each authority are as follow,:
| District, | Remaining at end of year 1924. | Admitted during year 1925. | Discharged during year 1925. | Died during year 1925. | Remaining at end of year 1925. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon C. B. | 15 | 40 | 35 | 5 | 15 |
| Kent C. C. | 5 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 |
| Surrey C. C. | 28 | 99 | 70 | 27 | 30 |
| Totals | 152 | 117 | 33 | 50 |
The following table is a summary of the immediate results of treatment during 1925 : —
| Clinical classification and results of treatment of cases discharged during 1925. | Not included in average length of stay. | Total discharges and deaths uder each group. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group. | No. of Cases. | Arrested. a | Much improved b | Improved | Stationary or worse | Average length of stay | Irregular discharge | Deaths. | |
| I Early | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14.3 weeks | 3 | 4 | 58 | |
| Moderately Advanced | 51 | 1 | 10 | 32 | 8 | 19 weeks | 3 | 4 | 58 |
| III Far advanced | 31 | - | - | 20 | 11 | 19.8 weeks | 11 | 29 | 71 |
| Totals | 100 | 3 | 17 | 61 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 147* | |