Annual report 1953 / Banstead Hospital, Sutton, Surrey.

  • Banstead Hospital. Hospital Management Committee.
Date:
[1954?]
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Credit: Annual report 1953 / Banstead Hospital, Sutton, Surrey. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    HAIRDRESSING During the year, well-equipped hairdressing salons have been provided for both male and female patients and the resulting effect on the morale of patients; especially the women, has been very gratifying. REGIONAL TUBERCULOSIS UNIT This Unit was opened on the 24th September 1951 with a com¬ plement of 21 beds since increased to 38, for the treatment of patients in whom tuberculosis and psychiatric disorder co-exist and for the further study of psychosomatic relationships in this disease. The Unit is about to be expanded by a further 62 beds to its final total of 100. Male patients only are admitted and it is anticipated that a similar Unit for female patients will be opened elsewhere in the Region. Dr. Harwood is the Consultant Chest Physician and a Consultant Psychiatrist works in close liaison with him. From the opening of the Unit to the 31st December 1953, 84 patients were admitted, the results of treatment being as follows :— Discharged .. . . . . . . .. 11 Transferred to General Psychiatric Wards 20 Deaths .. . . .. . . .. .. 15 Remaining under treatment . . .. . . 38 Total . . . . 84 From the physical point of view, active treatment has included pneumoperitoneum, pneumothorax and phrenic crush, whilst all the patients under treatment have received courses of chemotherapy, particularly with streptomycin, P.A.S. and l.N.A.H. Psychiatric treatment has also been active and has included Leucotomy, Deep Insulin and E.C.T. There were no undue complications as a result of these latter treatments which were normally carried out with strepto¬ mycin protection. % DISCHARGES Statistics regarding the departure of patients from the hospital are given in the following table :— Males Females Total Recovered and relieved .. .. 202 394 596 Not improved .. .. .. . . 57 52 109 259 446 705 During the year 230 patients were considered to have recovered and 366 were considered to be relieved of their symptoms. Criteria of full recovery vary from hospital to hospital and it is usual to consider those recovered and relieved together, so that calculated upon the total number of direct admissions there were 51.5% recovered and relieved.
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