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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 II
IN-PATIENTS.
| Croydon. | ||
|---|---|---|
| —Total number of admissions (including infants born in hospital) | 3693‡ | |
| 2. | —Number of Maternity cases admitted | 436 |
| 3. | —Number of live births | 416 |
| 4. | —Number of still births | 26 |
| 5. | —Number of deaths among the newly born (i.e., under 4 weeks of age) | 16 |
| 6. | —Total number of deaths of children under one year | 42 |
| 7. | —Total number of maternal deaths | 5 |
| 8. | —Total number of deaths | 651+ |
| 9. | —Number of patients discharged | 3060* |
| 10. | —Duration of stay of patients included in 8 and 9 above : | |
| (a) Four weeks or less | 2604 | |
| 820 | ||
| 287 | ||
| 11. | —Number of beds occupied : | |
| (a) Average during the year | 454 | |
| (b) Highest (on 4/2/32) | 517 | |
| (c) Lowest (on 6/8/32) | 408 | |
| 12. | —Number of surgical operations under general anaesthetic (excluding dental operations) | 314 |
| 13. | —Number of abdominal sections | 250 |
OUT-PATIENTS : Nil.
‡In these figures are included 87 out of the Borough cases.
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