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Carshalton 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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CUDDINGTON JOINT HOSPITAL BOARD. Cases sent to Other Hospitals during 1944.
| Original Diagnosis. | Banstead. | Carshalton. | Epsom/ Ewell. | Leather-head. | Sutton/ Cheam. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | — | 7 | 3 | " 1 | 7 | 18 |
| Measles | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 |
| Erysipelas | — | I | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| Dysentery | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Meningitis | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Diarrhoea & Vomitting | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 32 |
The hospital arrangements for smallpox are in the hands of the
County Council who provide accommodation at the Isolation Hospital,
Clandon.
The general hospital facilities for this part of the County have
been markedly improved by the gradual extension of the available
accommodation at the St. Helier County Hospital. Its ultimate
capacity for more than 800 in-patients when fully utilised will still
further increase the efficiency of the local health services.
The Carshalton, Beddington and Wellington War Memorial Hospital
had yet another year of solid achievement. The bed accommodation,
temporarily increased under E.H.S. arrangements, was 101.
The Annual Report for 1944, in supplying the information which follows, shows that it admitted some 200 casualties due to enemy air attack.
Beds.
Average daily number open during the year—
| (1) E.H.S. Casualty beds occupied by casualties | 4.2 |
| (2) Other beds | 32.5 |
| Number of in-patients admitted during the year— | |
| Civ. | 865 |
| E.H.S. | 207 |
| Average number of days each patient resident— | |
| Civ. | 13.8 |
| E.H.S. | 7.5 |