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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Staff at 31.12.60 | ||
Superintendent | ||
Deputy Superintendent | ||
2 Assistant Superintendents | ||
38 Queen's Nurses (including 4 males) | ||
3 S. R. N's | ||
1 S. E. A. N. Nurse | ||
5 Queen's Students (including 1 male) | ||
Summary of work carried out during the year under review:- | ||
Patients remaining on books from 1959 | 952 | |
New patients | 3,613 | |
Total | 4,565 | |
Sew Patients:- | ||
Medical | 2,134 | |
Surgical | 1,416 | |
Gynaecological | 43 | |
Obstetric | 9 | |
Maternity | 11 | |
Total | 3, 613 | |
Specially classified | ||
Cases | Visits | |
Tuberculosis | 85 | 3, 283 |
Pneumonia | 89 | 906 |
Maternity Complications | - | |
Infectious Diseases (including influenza) | - | |
Children under five years | 165 | 881 |
Over 65 years old | 2,711 | 93,995 |
Visits:- | ||
Termination of Cases:- | ||
Convalescent | 2,275 | |
Hospital | 657 | |
Died | 417 | |
Removed for other causes | 247 | |
Still on books | 952 | |
Total | 4,548 |