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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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Table I.
Table showing the classification of the accommodation and the number of beds occupied on the 31st December, 1938.
| Classification. | Number of Wards. | Men. | Women. | Children under 16 yrs. of age. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provided. | Occu-pied. | Provided | Occupied. | Provided | Occupied. | Provided | Occupied. | ||
| Chronic Sick | 4 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 50 | - | - | 100 | 99 |
| Mental (Lunacy Act, 1890) | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 13 | 13 |
| Mental Defectives | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Totals | 7 | 55 | 54 | 58 | 58 | 6 | 6 | 119 | 118 |
IN-PATIENTS.
Total number of admissions: 92.
Total number of deaths: 78.
Total number of discharges: 12.
Duration of stay of patients—
(a) Four weeks or less: 16.
(b) Exceeding four weeks but under thirteen weeks : 12.
(c) Thirteen weeks or more: 62.
Number of beds occupied—
(a) Average during the year: 99.
(b) Highest: 100 (on 12.2.38).
(c) Lowest : 97 (on 4.12.38).