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Croydon 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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referred from the Public Health and School Medical Departments,
but cases are also admitted from Mayday and other Hospitals and
at the request of private medical practitioners. There are 34 beds
and cots.
(4) Fever.
The Borough Hospital, Purley Way.
The nominal accommodation, is for 220 patients. Cases of all
the notifiable infectious diseases are admitted other than tuberculosis.
(5) Small Pox.
The Croydon and District Joint Small Pox Hospital Board's
Hospital is now used as the Borough Sanatorium. Arrangements
have been made with the Surrey County Council to receive into
their Clandon Hospital cases of small pox arising in Croydon.
General Hospitals.
Mayday Hospital—Local Authority's General Hospital.
No. of beds provided for sick, maternity and mental cases at
31.12.37.
(а) For Men 234
(b) For Women 281
(c) For Children (under 16 years of age) 70
585
Genral Hospital
| Mayday Hospital— Local Authority's General Hospital. | |||||||||
| No. of beds provided for sick, maternity and mental cases at 31.12.37. | |||||||||
| (a) For Men | 234 | ||||||||
| For Women | 281 | ||||||||
| For Children (under 16 years of age) | 70 | ||||||||
| 585 | |||||||||
| No. of Wards. | Men | Women. | Children | Total. | |||||
| Provided. | Occupied. | Provided. | Occupied. | Provided. | Occupied. | Provided. | Occupied. | ||
| Medical | 1 | — | — | 32 | 33 | — | — | 32 | 33 |
| Surgical | 2 | 32 | 26 | 32 | 34 | — | — | 64 | 60 |
| Ch. Sick | 1 | 32 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 31 |
| Children | 3 | — | — | — | — | 70 | 80 | 70 | 80 |
| Tuberculosis | 1 | 32 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 33 |
| Gynaecl | 1 | — | — | 24 | 17 | — | 24 | 17 | |
| Maternity | 2 | — | — | 44 | 46 | — | — | 44 | 46 |
| Mental | 2 | 32 | 25 | 32 | 34 | — | — | 64 | 59 |
| Isolation | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 |
| General Wards appropriated to accommodate Typhoid Patients | 8 | 106 | 70 | 66 | — | _— | 219 | 136 | |
| Totals | 22 | 234 | 185 | 281 | 234 | 70 | 80 | 585 | 499 |