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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 1960
[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 | |