[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council.

  • Shropshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1937
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Credit: [Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following table shows the apportionment of the cases treated in the Orthopaedic Hospital and the number of beds occupied by each class of case in five-yearly averages since 1921, and for 1935, 1936 and 1937 separately :— Cases Treated and Average Number of Beds occupied in Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital. Total for the years 1921—1925 1926—1930 1931—1935 1935 1936 1937 Tuberculosis Cases treated (average) 91 80 59 55 56 67 Av. No. of beds 40 33 27 26 28 30 Med. Inspection Cases treated (average) 68 69 68 67 63 105 Av. No. of Beds 14 13 11 15 19 26 Child Welfare Cases treated (average) 32 21 13 13 18 8 Av. No. of Beds 8 5 3 3 5 1 C3^3.1 •• •• •• •• •• •• 191 170 140 135 137 180 Average No. of Beds 62 51 41 44- 52 57 The cost to the County Council of hospital treatment of Orthopaedic cases is shown below. The variations in the cost in the five-yearly periods do not exactly correspond with the number of beds occupied as shown above, the explanation being that the figures for patients and beds occupied refer to calendar years, whereas the cost of treatment represents payments made during the financial year. Cost of Treatment of Cases in Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital. Scheme. Average 1921—25 Average 1926—30 Average 1931—35 Tota 1935 Is for y 1936 ears 1937 £ £ £ £ £ £ Tuberculosis 5,068 4,269 3,122 3,242 3,242 4,332 Med. Inspection 2,198 1,608 1,323 1,283 1,402 2,066 Child Welfare 1,051 778 331 369 677 238 Annual average cost 8,317 6,655 4,776 4,894 5,321 6,636 Public Assistance Cases.—In addition to the cases treated by the Public Health and Educa¬ tion Committees, 30 cases of non-tuberculous deformities in persons over 16 years of age were treated wholly or partly by the Public Assistance Committee at a total cost of £670. The average length of stay of these cases in the hospital was 73 days.