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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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QUEEN'S ROAD HOMES.
This is an Institution maintained under the Poor Law Act.
Beds available for Sick, Maternity and Mental
Cases.
(a) For Men 59
(b) For Women 92
(c) For Children (under 1G years
of age) 6
157
Table I.
Table showing the classification of the accommodation and the number of beds occupied on the 31st December, 1936.
| Classification. | Number of Wards. | Men. | Women. | Children under 16 yrs. of age. | Told | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provided | Occupied. | Provided. | Occupied. | Provided | Occupied. | Provided. | Occu-pied. | ||
| Chronic Sick | 4 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 50 | - | - | 100 | 99 |
| Mental (Lunacy Act, 1890) | 2 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 31 | - | - | 50 | 39 |
| Mental Defectives | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Aged and Infirm | 12 | 95 | 88 | 94 | 91 | — | - | 189 | 179 |
| Totals | 19 | 154 | 146 | 186 | 172 | 6 | 6 | 346 | 324 |
IN-PATIENTS.
Total number of admissions (including infants born in hospital): 62.
Total number of deaths : 39.
Total number of discharges (including infants born in hospital): 23.
Duration of stay of patients—
(a) Four weeks or less: 9.
(b) Exceeding four weeks but under thirteen weeks: 21.
(c) Thirteen weeks or more: 32.
Number of beds occupied—
(a) Average during the year: 97.
(b) Highest: 100 (on 3/4/36).
(c) Lowest: 93 (on 15/6/36).