Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table I.
Table shewing the Classification of the accommodation for the sick and the number of beds occupied on the 31st December, 1931— ALL CASES.
Classification of Wards. (1) | Number of Wards. (2) | BEDS | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MEN | WOMEN | CHILDREN under16 years of age) | Total | ||||||
Provided. (3) | Occupied (4) | Provided (5) | Occupied (6) | Provided (7) | Occupied (8) | Provided (9) | Occupied (10) | ||
1. Medical | 21 | 32 | 34 | 48 | 49 | ... | ... | 80 | 83 |
2. Surgical | 2½ | 32 | 27 | 48 | 45 | ... | ... | 80 | 72 |
3. Children | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 70 | 50 | 70 | 50 |
4. Ohronic sick | 3 | 32 | 33 | 64 | 67 | ... | ... | 96 | 100 |
5. Venereal | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
6. Tuberculosis | 2 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 38 | ... | ... | 64 | 72 |
7. Isolation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
8. Maternity | 1 | ... | ... | 22 | 19 | ... | ... | 32 | 19 |
9. Mental | 2 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 29 | ... | ... | 64 | 64 |
Total | 17 | 160 | 163 | 246 | 247 | 70 | 50 | 476 | 460 |
Table II
Statistics relating to the Year ended 31st December, 1931.
IN-PATIENTS.
Croydon. | Surrey. | Kent. | |
---|---|---|---|
1.—Total number of admissions (including infants born in hospital) | 3289 | 390 | 3 |
2.—No. of Maternity cases admitted. | 347 | 26 | 1 |
3.—No. of live births | 326 | 24 | 1 |
4.—No. of still births | 22 | 2 | 0 |
5.—No. of deaths among the newly-born (i.e., under 4 weeks of age) | 19 | 2 | 0 |
6.—Total number of deaths of children under one year | 61 | 2 | 0 |
7.—Total number of maternal deaths. | 3 | 1 | 0 |
8.—Total number of deaths | 671 | 78 | 1 |
9.—No. of patients discharged | 2719 | 265 | 5 |
10.—Duration of stay of patients included in 8 and 9 above: | |||
(a) Four weeks or less | 2347 | 240 | 6 |
(b) Exceeding 4 weeks, but under 13 weeks | 762 | 72 | 0 |
(c) Exceeding 13 weeks | 281 | 31 | 0 |
11.—No. of beds occupied: | |||
(a) Average during the year | 402 | 84 | 4 |
(b) Highest (on 23-4-31) | 455 | 113 | 6 |
(c) Lowest (on 26-9-31) | 307 | 37 | 3 |
12.—No. of surgical operations under general anæsthetic (excluding dental operations) | 564 | 34 | 0 |
13.—No. of abdominal sections | 219 | 24 | 0 |
OUT-PATIENTS: Nil.