Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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A new High Pressure Steam Disinfector to replace, the old one,
which had been in use nearly 40 years and had become obsolete and
inefficient, was installed. This necessitated the rebuilding of the
disinfecting room as the new apparatus was considerably larger
than the old one.
During the year, 15 cases were operated on for tonsils and
adenoids and 3 for acute mastoiditis. One laparotomy was performed
and 17 cases had glycerine uterine drainage, six of these
also being curetted.
Table V.
Complaint for which admitted. | Patients remaining in Hospital on 1st January, 1936. | Patients admitted and discharged in 1936. | Patients admitted during 1936 and remaining in Hospital on 1st January, 1937 | Analysis of all Cases admitted in 1936, whether discharged or not during the year. | ||||||||||
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Total. | Recovered. | Died. | Total. | Recovered. | Died. | Total. | Recovered. | Died. | Total. | Recovered. | Died. | Case Mortality. | Average No. of days in Hospital. | |
Scarlet Fever | 82 | 82 | ... | 582 | 579 | 3 | 49 | 49 | ... | 631 | 628 | 3 | 0.5 | 38.9 |
Diphtheria | 44 | 44 | ... | 251 | 245 | 6 | 31 | 31 | ... | 282 | 276 | 6 | 2.1 | 36.7 |
Enteric Fever | 1 | 1 | ... | 11 | 7 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 7 | 4 | 36.4. | 35.6 |
Para Typhoid B. | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 31.5 |
Puerperal Fever | 2 | 2 | ... | 14 | 12 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 12 | 2 | 14.3 | 26.1 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 30 |
Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | ... | 29 | 26 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 29 | 26 | 3 | 10.3 | 20 |
Measles | 7 | 7 | 101 | 90 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 101 | 90 | 11 | 10.8 | 25.6 | |
Rubella | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 10 |
C.S.M | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 8 | 6 | 2 | 25.0 | 26 |
Whooping Cough | 3 | 3 | ... | 56 | 50 | 6 | 4 | 4 | ... | 60 | 54 | 6 | 10.0 | 40 |
Chicken Pox | 9 | 9 | ... | 32 | 32 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 34 | 34 | ... | ... | 19.5 |
Ophthalmia | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 29.7 |
Mumps | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 13 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 14 | 14 | ... | ... | 19 |
Tonsillitis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Anterior-poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 26.5 | |
Acute Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 100 | ... |
Bullous Impetigo | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Dermatitis | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 12 |
Coryza | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
Erythema | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
No Disease | 2 | 2 | ... | 29 | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29 | 29 | ... | 12 | |
Totals . | 1152 | 152 | ... | 1157 | 119 | 38 | 90 | 90 | ... | 1247 | 1209 | 38 | ... | ... |