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(4) Fever.
The Borough Hospital, Purley Way.
The nominal accommodation is for 220 patients. Cases of all
the notifiable infectious diseases are admitted other than tuberculosis.
(5) Small Pox.
The Croydon and District Joint Small Pox Hospital Board's
Hospital is now used as the Borough Sanatorium. Arrangements
have been made with the Surrey County Council to receive into
their Clandon Hospital cases of small pox arising in Croydon.
Other Hospitals.
Croydon General Hospital.
A voluntary institution at which the Council holds four clinics
conducted mainly by members of the staff of the Hospital. These
are: (a) Tonsils and Adenoids Clinic; (b) Orthopaedic Clinic;
(c) Venereal Diseases Clinic; (d) Ultra-Violet Ray Clinic. The
Council's Pathological and Bacteriological Laboratory is also within
the curtilage of the Hospital; the buildings being provided by the
Hospital; the staff, equipment, etc., by the Corporation.
I am indebted to the Secretary, Mr. G-. H. Dams, for the
following information:—
Male Beds 55 surgical
21 medical
Female Beds 53 surgical
21 medical
Children's Beds 22
Private Beds 23
A total of 195 beds.
The number of in-patients treated during 1934 was 2,283; the
average stay of each in hospital being 17.73 days. The number of
out-patient attendances, including casualties, was 131,331.
The bed accommodation has been increased by 65 beds, making
the total complement 195 beds, the whole of which will be available
during the year 1935.