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Such as Croydon the General Hospital bed provision should be
about four beds per 1,000 population.
All the institutions, with the exception of two small Cottage
Hospitals, dealing with general hospital cases, are overtaxed.
11. Tuberculosis (excluding beds retained by the Council in outside
institutions)) —
Total : 154 beds, none of which are in Voluntary Institutions.
This is one bed to 1,443 of the population.
III. Infectious Diseases—
Total: 246 beds, none of which are Voluntary. 20 of these
bers are retained by the Small Pox Joint Hospital Board, in the
Small Pox Hospital of the Surrey County Council. This is
(excluding Small Pox) one bed to 1,000 population.
IV.— Maternity Bed Provision—
I. In Voluntary Institutions 38 beds
II. In Rate or State-Aided Institutions 20 beds
Additionally there are 25 Private Maternity Homes affording
an aggregate of 118 beds.
V.—Hospital Accommodation for Mental Patients—
(a) In the Crovdon Mental Hospital: Males 201 beds
Females 448 ,,
Total 649 ,,
(b) At Mayday Road Hospital, 64 beds.
(c) At 6, Morland Road, 20 beds (low grade male defectives
under 16 years of age).
There are, then, 765 beds provided for patients subject to be
dealt with under the Lunacy Acts and 20 beds for a limited class
of Mental Deficiency Act cases,
It was estimated that the accommodation at the Mayday Road
Hospital should ultimately be increased to include the following—
Male Surgical 120 beds Male Medical 200 beds— 320 beds
Female ,, 100 ,, Female ,, 240 ,, 340 ,,
220 440 660 „