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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Authority. | In-patients on Jan. 1st, 19.34, | Admitted during year 1934. | Discharged during year 1934. including deaths * | In on Jan. 1st 1935. | * Died during year 1934 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f | |
| Croydon C. B. | 43 | 34 | 81 | 70 | 80 | 75 | 44 | 29 | 10 | 7 |
No. of Artificial Pneumothorax cases begun 25
No. of Refills given 987
No. of X-Ray Screenings 1,081
No. of Films taken 222
No. of Sputum tests 981
No.of Gas Replacements 26
Immediate Results of Treatment.
Table XX.
| Group | Total num ber of cases discharged 1934. | Quiescent | Improved | N o Material Improvement. | Died in institution | Average duration of stay in days | Discharged before completion of treatment | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| Class T.B. Minus | 11 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 153 | 1 | 5 |
| Class T.B. Plus. Group 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 153 | 1 | 1 |
| " " " Group II | 27 | 36 | ... | ... | 20 | 24 | 2 | ... | 2 | 216 | 2 | 8 | |
| " " " Group III | 22 | 13 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 172 | ... | 4 |
| Observation Non T.B. | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 72 | 65 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 18 | ||
At the beginning of 1934 there were 77 patients in Cheam.
uring the year 151 were admitted and 138 discharged, whilst
17 died, thus leaving 73 patients in at the beginning of 1935.