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Croydon 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: 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.

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
MENWOMENCHILDREN under16 years of age)Total
Provided. (3)Occupied (4)Provided (5)Occupied (6)Provided (7)Occupied (8)Provided (9)Occupied (10)
1. Medical2132344849......8083
2. Surgical2½32274845......8072
3. Children4............70507050
4. Ohronic sick332336467......96100
5. Venereal...........................
6. Tuberculosis232343238......6472
7. Isolation...........................
8. Maternity1......2219......3219
9. Mental232353229......6464
Total171601632462477050476460

Table: Table IIStatistics relating to the Year ended 31st December, 1931.IN-PATIENTS.

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)32893903
2.—No. of Maternity cases admitted.347261
3.—No. of live births326241
4.—No. of still births2220
5.—No. of deaths among the newly-born (i.e., under 4 weeks of age)1920
6.—Total number of deaths of children under one year6120
7.—Total number of maternal deaths.310
8.—Total number of deaths671781
9.—No. of patients discharged27192655
10.—Duration of stay of patients included in 8 and 9 above:
(a) Four weeks or less23472406
(b) Exceeding 4 weeks, but under 13 weeks762720
(c) Exceeding 13 weeks281310
11.—No. of beds occupied:
(a) Average during the year402844
(b) Highest (on 23-4-31)4551136
(c) Lowest (on 26-9-31)307373
12.—No. of surgical operations under general anæsthetic (excluding dental operations)564340
13.—No. of abdominal sections219240

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OUT-PATIENTS: Nil.