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Croydon 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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CHEAM SANATORIUM
The Sanatorium is situated in North Cheam and has accommodation for 93 adults patients of both sexes. The beds are allocated as follows: Ken, 53 Women, 40.
| In-patients on Jan. 1st 1939 | Admitted during year 1939 | Discharged during year 1939 including deaths | In on Jan.1st, 1940 | Died during year 1939 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
| 54 | 40 | 89 | 66 | 103 | 77 | 40 | 29 | 5 | 5 |
No. of Artificial Pneumothorax cases began 30
No. of Refills given 1770
No. of X-ray Screenings 1916
No. of Films taken 519
No. of Sputum tests 903
No. of Gas Replacements 13
Immediate Results of Treatment
| Group | Total number of cases discharged 1939 | Quiescent | Improved | No Material Improvement | Died in Institution | Average duration of stay in days | Discharged before completion of treatment | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| Class T.B. Minus | 21 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 146 | - | 7 |
| Class T.B. Plus- | |||||||||||||
| Group I | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 159 | 1 | - |
| Group II | 37 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 248 | 2 | 6 |
| Group III | 18 | 7 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 290 | 3 | - |
| Observation NonT.B. | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 92 | 71 | 24 | 16 | 34 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 843 | 6 | 13 | |
At the beginning of 1939 there were 94 patients in Cheam. During the year
155 were admitted and 170 discharged, whilst 10 died, thus leaving 69 patients in
at the beginning of 1940.
There were 14 observation cases sent in: 11 males and 3 females. Of the 11
males 8 were not tubercular, and of the 3 females 1 was not tubercular; therefore
•there were 9 observation cases in non-tuberculars which are shown above. The 5
that were tubercular are in with the tubercular cases and are not shown as
observation.
A.P. cases discharged but still under treatment, 11 males, 6 females (see above)
making total discharges: males 103, females 77.
These 17 Artificial Pneumothorax cases only refer to cases discharged in
1939; those discharged in 1938 and still having refills have not been included.
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