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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 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Assistant Superintendent Nursing Officer (District Nursing] Deputy Assistant Superintendent Nursing Officer (District Nursing) | ||
| 2 Assistant Superintendents | ||
| 53 Queen's Nurses (including 4 males) | ||
| 3 S.E.N. Nurses | ||
| 3 Queen's Students | ||
| Patients remaining on books at December 1964 (Croydon & New Addington) | 1,027 | |
| New Patients, January - March, 1965 | 879 | |
| Transferred from Purley 1.4.1965 | 233 | |
| New Patients from 1.4.1965 (Croydon, New Addington & Purley) | 3,041 | |
| 5,180 | ||
| Medical | 2.153 | |
| Surgical | 1,722 | |
| Gynaecological | 12 | |
| Obstetric | 10 | |
| Maternity | 23 | |
| 3,920 | ||
| Tuberculosis | 98 | 3,335 |
| Pneumonia | 52 | 402 |
| Maternity Complications | 38 | 273 |
| Infectious Diseases | 4 | 30 |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 46 |
| Children under five years | 76 | 637 |
| Over 65 years old | 2,773 | 105,933 |
| Convalescent | 2,400 | |
| Hospital | 899 | |
| Died | 444 | |
| Removed for other causes | 169 | |
| Still on books | 1,268 | |
| 5,180 | ||