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Croydon 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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10
MAYDAY HOSPITAL.
Table I .
Nursing Staff.
| Matron: Miss F. Roberts, S.R.N. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Trained Nurses | 66 | Assistant Nurses | 6 |
| Student Nurses | 93 | Male Nurses | 11 |
Steward: Mr. R. Grist.
The following Specialist Services are carried:—Orthopaedic,
Gynaecological and Obstetrical, Dental, X-Ray, Deep X-Ray
Therapy, Massage, Ultra-Violet Light, Ophthalmic, Ear, Nose
and Throat, School E.N.T. Clinic, Gastroscopy.
Table I.
| 1.—Total number of admissions (including infants born in hospital) | 8,288 |
| 2.—Number of women confined in hospital | 1,027 |
| 3.—Number of live births | 999 |
| 4.—Number of still births | 55 |
| 5.—Number of deaths among the newly-born (i.e., under 4 weeks of age) | 55 |
| 6.—Number of deaths among children under one year (including those given under 5) | 86 |
| 7.—Number of maternal deaths among women admitted to hospital for confinement | 1 |
| 8.—Total number of deaths | 758 |
| 9.—Total number of discharges (including infants born in hospital) | 7,417 |
| 10.—Duration of stay of patients included in 8 and 9 above:— | |
| (a) Under four weeks | 6,684 |
| 1,362 | |
| (c) Thirteen weeks or more | 196 |
| 11.—Number of beds occupied (excluding cots in maternity wards):— | |
| (a) Average during the year | 421 |
| (b) Highest | 472 on 14-2-45 |
| (c) Lowest | 373 on 1-1-45 |
| 12.—Number of surgical operations under anæsthetic | 3,149 |
| 13.—Number of abdominal sections | 580 |