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Borough Hospitsl
Table A gives a summary of all cases treated at the Hospital during
1941.
473 patients were admitted and discharged which, together with
peitj ents in at the commencement of 1941 (25) gives a total of 532 cases
death with. Twenty-five died giving a ease mortality for the Hospital
of 4,8% as against 406% in 1940.
Perge Urban District Council have sn arrangement with the
Corporation to send their cases to the Hospital.
During 1941 a total of 26 cases were admitted, t'ese are included
in the table.
The Hospital is a recognised training school for nurses. During the
year 2 probationers passed the preliminary examination of the.General
Nursing Council, ,
Owing to the greatly reduced number of cases: admitted, one of the
scarlet fever wards and a diphtheria ward were closed during the year.
The following operations were performed in 1941:-
1 case ofocuto appendicitis.
1 acute mastoid„
1 removal of eyeball.
1 tonsils and adenoids.
During the severe aif raids which took place in the year a bomb
Sell in the hospital grounds on April 16th, completely demolishing the
discharge block and severely damaging the diphtheria ward (B) which was
occupied at the time. The laundry and mortuary were also damaged by
blast. Fortunately there were no casualties through this raid.