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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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103
home nursing
Staff at 31.12.61
Superintendent
Deputy Superintendent
2 Assistant superintendents
33 Queen's Nurses (including 4 males and 1 part-time)
3 S.R.N's (2 part-time)
3 S.E.A.N. Nurses
4 Queen's Students (including 1 male)
Summary of icork carried out during the year under review:-
Patients remaining on books from 1960 952
New Patients 3,602
Tbtal 4,554
Hew Patients
Medical 1, 988
Surgical 1,555
Gynaecological 33
Obstetric 7
Maternity 19
Total 3,602
Specially classified
Cases Visits
Tuberculosis 99 3,962
Pneumonia 100 1,218
Maternity Complications 10 53
Infectious Diseases 7 56
Children under five years 173 1,017
Over 65 years old 2,819 96,134
Visits:-
Termination of Cases:-
Convalescent 2,210
Hospital 280
Died 455
Removed for other causes 727
Still on books 882
Total 4,554