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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Croydon 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: x-ray.

x-ray.

1945.1946.
Men's Wards967879
Women's Wards868784
Children's Wards25797
Maternity and Gynaecological Wards21298
Staff1652150
Total "In-Patients" ...2,4692,108
T. B. Dispensary (Men)762759
(Women)699880
(Children under 16)209209
Croydon Borough Hospital204
Ante-Natal Clinic484342
Queen's Road Homes1421
Dental Clinic265138
Others1510
St. Mary's Hospital1022
Total "Out-Patients" ...2,478... 2,385
Total4,947... 4,493
"Screen Examinations"827400

Table: physiotherapy.

physiotherapy.

Massage14,720
Radiant Heat13,645
Exercises9,802
Electrical1,999
Diathermy996
Infra-red1,398
Ultra Violet Light1,722
Wax1,615
Spray Baths68
45,965
Total number of patients treated1,962

Table: mental patients dealt with during the year.

mental patients dealt with during the year.

Male.Female.
Admitted108110
Certified and sent to Warlingham Park Hospital813
As Voluntary Patients to Warlingham Park Hospital9090
Discharged not certified107