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Croydon 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Sleeping Shelters.
The loan of such shelters is made to suitable cases. That is,
to patients in an infectious condition or on account of overcrowding,
but frequently one finds there is no available space for a shelter in
the garden or yard attached to the patient's house. Lack of privacy
sometimes is also an obstacle.
INSTITUTIONAL TREATMENT.
Table LXII.
Cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Treated in Institutions, 1932.
| In at beginning of 1932 | Admitted during 1932 | Discharged during 1932 | Died during 1932 | In at end of 1932 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults | C | Adults | C | Adults | C | Adults | C | Adults | C | ||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | m | F | ||||||
| Croy. Boro' San., Cheam | 50 | 37 | ... | 101 | 73 | ... | 85 | 70 | ... | 11 | 9 | ... | 55 | 31 | ... |
| Mayday Hospital | 13 | 11 | ... | 52 | 46 | 1 | 27 | 31 | 1 | 22 | 19 | ... | 16 | 7 | ... |
| Grosvenor | 5 | 8 | ... | 11 | 9 | ... | 10 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | ... |
| Burrow Hill Colony | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Brompton | 2 | 5 | ... | 11 | 4 | ... | 11 | 7 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Papworth | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
| King George's San. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| R.N.H.C., Ventnor | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| East Anglian San. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Harpenden | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Victoria Park Hospital | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Farmwood | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Midhurst | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | |
| St. Luke's Hospital | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 75 | 62 | 7 | 183 | 136 | 6 | 137 | 126 | 10 | 35 | 30 | ... | 86 | 42 | 3 | |