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The incidence of diphtheria showed a considerable decrease in
1932, being the lowest on record, but the mortality was 7.8%,
further showing that the type was decidedly more severe than in
recent years.
Forty-five cases of bacteriological Diphtheria were admitted,
but these are not included as diphtheria as they exhibited no clinical
symptoms.
The Case rate (Col. 3) for England and Wales was 108.
Croydon's rate is therefore considerably lower than for the whole
country.
BOROUGH HOSPITAL.
The table below gives a summary of all cases treated in Hospital
in 1932, 994 patients were admitted and discharged during
the year, whilst including patients in at the commencement of
1932 (82) 859 cases were dealt with. Twenty-seven died, giving
a case mortality for the whole hospital of 2.8%, an increase of 0.5%
over 1931.
The average number of days of each patient in hospital for
all classes of patients was 30.9 as against 37.7 in 1931.
Penge Urban District Council has an agreement with the
Corporation to send their cases to hospital. During 1932 a total
of 37 cases were admitted from this district, these cases are included
in the table.
The hospital is a recognised training school for fever nurses
and during the year 6 probationers passed the preliminary and 6
the final examination of the General Nursing Council.
The accommodation in the hospital remained as for 1931.