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Croydon 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The Immediate Results of Sanatorium Treatment.
Table LXXIII.
Cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Treated in Sanatoria, 1931.
| In at beginning of 1931 | Admitted during 1931 | Discharged during 1931 | Died during 1931 | In at end of 1931 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults | Adults | Adults | Adults | Adults | |||||||||||
| m | f | c | m | f | c | m | f | c | m | f | c | m | f | c | |
| Croy. Boro' San., Cheam | 38 | 31 | ... | 101 | 67 | 2 | 79 | 52 | 2 | 10 | 9 | ... | 50 | 37 | ... |
| Grosvenor | 11 | 9 | ... | 10 | 13 | ... | 16 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 8 | ... |
| Burrow Hill Colony | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Brampton | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | ... | 9 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | ... |
| Pap worth | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | |
| King George's San. | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Benenden National San. | 1 | ..1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| East Anglian San. | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Harpenden | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Victoria Park Hospital | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| University College Hosp. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mid hurst | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Heritage Craft School | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 55 | 44 | 6 | 125 | 92 | 8 | 108 | 76 | 7 | 10 | 9 | ... | 62 | 51 | ..7 | |
Types of Cases Treated.
Table LXVI., Form T. 145 (G) of the Ministry of Health
summarises the results of treatment. From this table it is seen
that among the Pulmonary cases 31.6% were classified as early
cases; the percentage of early cases receiving treatment in institutions
was in women, '11.8%, in men, 16.3%. 49% of the total
cases were intermediate cases, the males also showing an excess
in this group—28.2% males to 20.7% females—and 19.3% were
definitely advanced. Of the total Pulmonary cases treated in
Sanatoria 76.7% were potentially infectious.
112 males and 82 females were discharged from or died in
Sanatoria in connection with the Croydon Scheme during 1931.