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The incidence of diphtheria showed a considerable increase in
1933, and the mortality was 7.7%. The type of the disease was
moderately severe.
Thirty-four 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 lib. Croydon's
rate is therefore lower than for the whole country.
BOROUGH HOSPITAL
The table below gives a summary of all cases treated in Hospital
in 1933, 1,128 patients were admitted and discharged during
the year, whilst including patients in at the commencement of
1933 (111) 1,239 cases were dealt with. Thirty-six died, giving
a case mortality for the whole hospital of 3.1%, an increase of 0.3%
over 1932.
The average number of days of each patient in hospital for
all classes of patients was 31.2 as against 30.9 in 1932.
Penge Urban District Council has an agreement with the
Corporation to send their cases to the hospital. During 1933 a total
of 80 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 4 probationers passed the preliminary and i
the final examination of the General Nursing Council.
The accommodation in the hospital remained as for 1932.
The new operating theatre was put into use during the year
and twelve cases were operated upon for removal of tonsils and
adenoids, one case for acute mastoiditis and one for empyema.