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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 1926
[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 1926:-
| Clinical classification and results of treatment of cases discharged during 1926. | Not included in average length of stay. | Total discharges and deaths 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. F.arly | 36 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 15 weeks | 14 | — | 50 |
| II. Moderately advanced | 50 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 11 | 19.7 weeks | 7 | 6 | 63 |
| III. Far advanced | 24 | — | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22.7 weeks | 9 | 37 | 70 |
| Totals | 110 | 4 | 23 | 55 | 28 | 30 | 43 | 183 (not tuber- culo-s) 184 | |
(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—signe in lung
diminished, bacilli may be present.
(c) 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.
*In addition, 3 unclassified cases were discharged.
Totals
surrey C.C.
Ken C.C.
Croydon C.B...
Authority.
During the year 219 patients were admitted, the discharges and deaths for the same period being 184.
50
30
5
15
Reniaining at and of year 1925
219
96
17
106
Admitted
during year
1926.
141
64
15
62
Discharged
during year
1926.
43
22
2
19
Died during year 1926.
85
40
5
40
Remaining at
end of year
1926.
272