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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table LXVI.
Return showing the extent of Residential Treatment and Observation during the year In Institutions (other than Poor Law Institutions) approved (or the treatment of Tuberculosis.
| In Institutions on Jan. 1st. (1) | Admitted during the year (2) | Discharged during the year. (3) | Died in the Institutions. (4) | In Institutions on Dec. 31st. (5) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of doubtfully tuberculous cases admitted for observation : Adult males | - | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| Adult females | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| Children | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| Number of definitely tuberculous patients admitted for treatment: Adult males | 80 | 199 | 144 | 39 | 96 |
| Adult females | 67 | 142 | 132 | 31 | 46 |
| Children | 28 | 16 | 24 | - | 20 |
| Total | 175 | 357 | 300 | 70 | 162 |
| Grand Total | 176 | 360 | 304 | 70 | 162 |
Table LXVI I.
Return showing the results of observation of doubtfully tuberculous cases discharged during the year from Institutions approved for the treatment of Tuberculosis.
| Diagnosis on discharge from observation. | For Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | For Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Totals. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stay under 4 weeks. | Stay over 4 weeks. | Stay under 4 weeks. | Stay over 4 weeks. | ||||||||||||
| M. | F. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | |
| Tuberculous | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | _ |
| Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| Doubtful | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - |