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DACENHAM SANATORIUM
AND LANCDON HILLS SANATORIUM FOR CHILDREN.
Annual Report of the Medical Superintendent
(Dr. G. M. Mayberry).
At the end of 1931 the number of patients remaining under
treatment were
Males 78
Females 38—116
The total admissions during 1932 were:—
Males 173
Females 114—287
The number of deaths was:—
Males 42
Females 14—56
Discharges during the year totalled:—
Males 135
Females 95—230
Leaving under treatment at the 31st December, 1932:—
Males 74
Females 43—117*
* Including 17 Non-Insured persons.
Insured persons admitted during the year totalled 227, the
remaining 60 being Non-Insured.
Forty-nine ex-service men were admitted to the Sanatorium
during the same period.
The Death Rate (calculated on admissions) was 19.51 per
cent. In the case of males the percentage was 24.27, and in the
case of females 12.28.
The Average Duration of Residence (both sexes) was 146.92
days. The average for males was 157.40 days, and for females
132.03 days.