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Croydon 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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HOME NURSING
Staff at 31.12.66.
Assistant Superintendent Nursing Officer (District Nursing)
Deputy Assistant Superintendent Nursing Officer (District Nursing)
2 Assistant Superintendents
50 Queen's Nurses (including 4 males)
1 Queen's Nurse (part-time)
3 S. E.N. Nurses
6 Queen's Students
Summary of Work carried out during the year 1966.
| Patients remaining on books at December 1965 | 1,268 | |
| New Patients | 3,944 | |
| Total | 5,212 | |
| New Patients. | ||
| Medical | 2,223 | |
| Surgical | 1,670 | |
| Gynaecological | 18 | |
| Obstetric | 7 | |
| Maternity | 26 | |
| Total | 3,944 | |
| Specially Classified. | Cases | Visits |
| Tuberculosis | 89 | 2,915 |
| Pneumonia | 49 | 399 |
| Maternity Complications | 63 | 481 |
| Infectious Diseases | 1 | 5 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 12 |
| Children under fiye years | 90 | 1,007 |
| Over 65 years old | 3,387 | 105,861 |
| Termination of Cases. | ||
| Convalescent | 2,334 | |
| Hospital | 972 | |
| Died | 468 | |
| Removed for other causes | 221 | |
| Still on books | 1,217 | |
| Total | 5,212 | |