Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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MAYDAY HOSPITAL
1. Total number of admissions (including infants born in hospital) 6119
2. Number of women confined in hospital 871
3. Number of live births 837
4. Number of still births 44
5. Number of deaths among the newly born (i.e. under four weeks of age) 36
6. Total number of deaths among children under -one year (including
those given under 5). 60
7. Number of Maternal deaths among women admitted to hospital for
confinement. 4
8. Total number of deaths. 768
9. Total number of discharges (including infants bom in hospital) 5,534
10. Juration of stay of patients included in 8 and 9 above.-
(a) Under four weeks 4,727
(b) Four weeks and under thirteen weeks. 1,231
(c) Thirteen weeks or more. 344
11. Number of beds occupied (excluding cots in maternity wards).
(a) Average during the year. 442
(b) Highest 553 on 4r.4.39.
(c) Lowest 174 on 16.9,39.
12. Number of surgical operations under general anaesthetic
(excluding dental operations) 1,110
13. Number of abdominal sections. 429
Number of X-Ray Films Taken.
Spine. 169
Bones. 1,349
Pelvis. 45
Chest. 1,648
Barium Meals 283
Barium Enemata. 48
Renal. 204
Gall-Bladder. 105
Teeth 400
Abdominal. 36
Maternity cases. 647
Skull. 381
5,315
Total number of cases X-Rayed 2.728.
DIAGNOSTIC
1938 | 1939 | |
---|---|---|
Oesophagus with Barium | 7 | 4 |
Barium Meals | 115 | 78 |
Barium Enemata | 25 | 16 |
Gall-Bladders (Plain) | 19 | 9 |
Cholecystograms | 17 | 23 |
Renal Tracts (Plain) | 35 | 26 |
Pyelograms | 32 | 27 |
Abdomen for F.B's etc. | 20 | 21 |
Maternity cases | 305 | 274 |
Hystorographies. | 1 | - |
Lungs (Mayday Hospital) | 429 | 420 |
(Sick Staff) | 16 | 18 |
(Staff on appointment) | 100 | 86 |
(T.B. Dispensary) | 622 | 729 |
(Others) | 16 | 2 |
Lungs after Lipiodol. | 4 | 9 |
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