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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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Alum Precipitated Toxoid (A.P.T.) only used. (One injection).
| Name of Institution. | No. not completed, 1935. | No. Primary Schick. | No. Positive. | % Positive. | No. given A.P.T. | No. retested. | No. Negative. | % Negative. | Uncompleted. | Defaulted. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelis Convent, Central Hill | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 2 | 100 | 3 | — | |
| Infirmary Convent, Central Hill | 22 | 15 | 11 | 73.3 | 14 | 23 | 17 | 73.9 | 19 | — |
| Russell School | 43 | 31 | 25 | 80.6 | 23 | 42 | 19 | 45.2 | 14 | — |
| Boys' Home, Beulah Hill | 3 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| St. Jude's Home, Dagnall Park | 9 | 1 | 1 | 100 | - | 6 | 4 | 66.6 | 3 | — |
| P.A.C., Queen's Road | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 1 | - |
| P.A.C., 386, London Road | 24 | 41 | 22 | 53.6 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 27 | 3 |
| 113 | 89 | 60 | 67.3 | 42 | 101 | 61 | 60.3 | 71 | 3 | |
BOROUGH HOSPITAL.
Table V. gives a summary of all cases treated at the Hospital
during 1936. 1,247 patients were admitted, which, together with
the patients in at the commencement of 1936 (90), gives a total of
1.337 cases dealt with. Thirty-eight died, giving a case mortality
for the Hospital of 2.08%—an increase of 0.6% on 1935.
The average number of days of each patient in Hospital for all
classes of patients was 24.7 as against 24.2 in 1935.
Penge Urban District Council has an agreement with the Corporation
to send their cases to the Hospital. During 1936 a total
of 36 cases was admitted: these are included in the Table.
The Hospital is a recognised training school for fever nurses,
During the year 12 probationers passed the Preliminary examination
and one the Final.
The accommodation of the Hospital remained as in 1935 and all
the Wards including the emergency ones, were kept open except
Ward E(Diphtheria), which was closed in the last quarter of the
Year.
The new Nurses Home, providing 22 additional bedrooms, was
completed by the end of the year but not occupied.