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Croydon 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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SUMMARY OF CLINIC STATISTICS FOR 1939
No. of persons on Clinic Register, January 1st, 1939 899
" Notified Cases examined for the first time 64
" Cases sent for an opinion 318
" First attendances, including 29 transfers in 829
" Consultations of T.O. with medical practitioners-
(a) Personal 29
(b) Other 577
" Visits paid by T.O. to homes of patients 171
" Visits paid by T.O. to Cheam Sanatorium 10
" Visis paid by T.O. to Mayday Hospital 70
" Patients examined by T.O. at Mayday Hospital 253
" Visits paid to homes of patients of Health Visitors 3055
" Visits paid to homes of patients by District
Nurses 1445
" Attendances of patients at the Clinic-
Men 1982
Women 2299
Children 719
Total. 5000
No. of reports received from Panel Practitioners(G.P.36) 416
" Report forms sent to Panel Practitioners( G.P.36) 808
" Reports received from Panel Practitioners on
Forms G.P.17 -
" Reports received from Panel Practitioners on
Forms G.P.35. 5
" X-rays taken 729
" Reports made to Ministry of Pensions by the T.O.
on general progress of Tuberculosis Discharged
Ex-Service men 2
" Cases referred for "Light" treatment 8
" Cases referred to Orthopaedic Clinic 23
" Cases receiving extra nourishment at end of year. 61
No.of Insured patients under Domiciliary Treatment at
end of year-
Pulmonary 207
Non-Pulmonary 10
Total. 217
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