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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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I This Table shows that, compared with last year, 11 more
patients were admitted during the year and 11 more cases remained
in institutions at the end of the year.
103
Sleeping Shelters.
The loan of such shelters is made to suitable cases.
Four were loaned to new applicants during the year, 12 being
in use in all at the end of the year.
INSTITUTIONAL TREATMENT.
Table
| In at beginning of 1938 | Admitted during 1938 | Discharged during 1938 | Died during 1938 | In at end of 1938 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults | C | Adults | C | Adults | C | Adults | C | Adults | C | ||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||||||
| 54 | 40 | 1 | 68 | 58 | 64 | 57 | ... | 2 | ... | 54 | 39 | 1 | |||
| ayday Hospital | 15 | 8 | 79 | 55 | 5 | 41 | 39 | 4 | 31 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 11 | ||
| osvenor | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | |||
| orrow Hill Colony | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |||||
| ompton | 1 | 1 | ... | 15 | 6 | ... | 9 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | |
| pworth | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||||
| st Anglian San. | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| N.H.C., Ventnor | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| oyal Chest Hospital | 2 | 1 | ... | 9 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||||
| 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| ersfield Chest Hospital | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |||
| tional Children's San. Harpenden | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| rnish Riviera San. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| tswold San | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| C.C. Hospitals | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ndon Chest Hospital | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 78 | 55 | 9 | 186 | 139 | 10 | 131 | 121 | 13 | 42 | 16 | 1 | 91 | 57 | 5 | |