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The number of in-patients treated during 1933 was 2,576; the
average stay of each in hospital being 16.5 days. The number of
out-patient attendances, including casualties, was 125.754. The
bed accommodation remained unchanged, but the work is well in
hand for the addition of 65 beds and it is hoped to open these in
June, 1934.
Mayday Hospital.
The institution provides the following accommodation:—
Male Beds Surgical 32
Medical 64
Tuberculosis 32
Mental 32
Female Beds Surgical 32
Medical 128
Tuberculosis 32
Mental 32
Children's Beds 60
Maternity Beds 22 with 14 cots additionally.
Total 466 beds.
The Purley and District War Memorial Hospital.
This is situated on the Brighton Road close to the boundary
between Croydon and Purley. It is supported entirely by voluntary
aid and offers the following provision:—
Males (surgical and medical) 10 beds; Female (surgical and
medical) 20 beds; Children 8 beds; Maternity 6 beds; together
with 6 private wards; a total of 50 beds.
The Norwood and District Cottage Hospital.
Males (surgical and medical) 15 beds; Female (surgical and
medical)' 15 beds. In addition there are two private wards; a
total of 32 beds.
Provision for Unmarried Mothers, Illegitimate Infants and
Homeless Children.
Provision is made at Mayday Hospital and at various Children's
Homes. Unmarried mothers are admitted to Mayday Hospital;
and to St. Mary's Hospital for the first confinement only, as well
as to a maternity home at Norwood, established by the Free
Church Council. Two other Voluntary Institutions also offer
facilities for unmarried mothers, namely, The Mission of