[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, West Sussex County Council.

  • Richard West
Date:
1937
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Credit: [Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, West Sussex County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONS. Name of Institution No. of Beds Type of Case Treated 1. Aldingbourne 70 * Observation and House Sanatorium 2. Swandean 12 Acute & Advanced Hospital *3. Other Beds are Cases requiring Institutions retained Surgical and as required Light treatment Names of Medical Officers Dr. R. D. Smedley, County Medical Officer Dr. W. Templeton, Tuberculosis Officer Dr. J. E. Wallace, Assistant Tuberculosis Officer Dr. J. B. Collins, Visiting Physician (emergency cases) Dr. R. H. Wilshaw, Medical Officer of Health, Worthing * The accommodation reserved at Other Institutions during the year was as follows :— Name of Institution— The Royal West Sussex Hospital, Chichester Royal Sea Bathing Hospital, Margate Lord Mayor Treloar’s Cripples’ Hospital, Alton Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore Hospital for diseases of the chest, Brompton, London Morland Hall, Alton King George’s Sanatorium for Sailors, Branshott Average No. of Beds— 1.0 3.2 8.7 2.0 0.08 1.0 0.1 RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONS. (A).—Return showing the Extent of Residential Treatment and Observation during the year in Institutions (other than Poor Law Institutions) approved for the treatment of Tuberculosis. In Admitted Discharged Died In Institutions during the during the in the Institutions on Jan. 1st year year Institutions on Dec. 31st Number of Adult males ... 3 8 10 1 doubtfully Adult females 3 11 14 — —• Tuberculous i Children 6 24 19 — 11 cases admitted] Total 12 43 43 — 12 for observation Number of Adult males ... 29 76 72 10 23 patients Adult females 30 70 61 14 25 suffering from .Children 5 5 8 — 2 Pulmonary Tuberculosis Total 64 151 141 24 50 Number of \ Adult males ... 2 4 5 — 1 patients Adult females 2 7 6 1 2 suffering from Non- l-Children 11 26 25 1 11 Pulmonary , Tuberculosis Total 15 37 36 2 14 Grand Total ... 91 231 220 26 76 In addition, 10 patients suffering from Pulmonary Tuberculosis and 3 patients suffering from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis received treatment during the year at Poor Law Institutions in the County.
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