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Croydon 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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34
SECTION III.
MAYDAY HOSPITAL.
I am indebted to the Medical Superintendent, Dr. Arnold
Gilray, for this section of the Report.
Staffing.—Medical Superintendent. 4 Other Resident Medical
Staff. 3 Non-resident Staff. 8 Consulting Staff.
Specialised Services.—Orthopædic, Gynæcological, Dental,
X-ray, Massage, Ultra Violet Light, Ophthalmic,
Ear, Nose and Throat.
No. of Trained Nurses 65 plus 2 Masseuses and 1 X-ray.
Probationer Nurses 82
Assistant Nurses 7
Male Attendants 13
No. of beds provided in the Institution for sick, maternity and
mental cases at 31.12.37.
(a) For Men 234
(b) For Women 281
(c) For Children Under 15 Years of Age 70
585

Table: No. of beds provided in the Institution for sick, maternity and mental cases at 31.12.37

No. of beds provided in the Institution for sick, maternity and mental cases at 31.12.37

(a) For Men234
(b) For Women281
(c) For Children Under 16 years of Age70
585
No. of Wards.Men.Women.Children.Total.
Provided.Occupied.Provided.Occupied.Provided.Occupied.Provided.Occupied.
Medical1......3233......3233
Surgical232263234......6460
Chr. Sick13231............3231
Children3............708070801
Gynae.1......2417......2417
Tuberculosis13233............3233
Isolation1......44......44
Maternity2......4446......4446
Mental232253234......6459
Other†81067011366......219136
222341852812347080585499

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* Extra beds put up to meet demand.
† General Wards appropriated for the accommodation of
Typhoid patients.