Annual report : 1929 / Ottery St. Mary District Cottage Hospital.

  • Ottery St. Mary District Cottage Hospital.
Date:
1929
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Credit: Annual report : 1929 / Ottery St. Mary District Cottage Hospital. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Thirty-sixth Annual Report OF THE ©ttetT St. flbaty ©strict Cottage Ibospital. -—©©©— T^HE Committee beg to present their Annual State¬ ment of Accounts, List of Subscribers and Donors, together with some particulars of the year’s work and the following table of comparative figures : In-Patients ... 1927 188 1928 149 1929 140 Number of days in Hospital 4205 3059 2530 Average duration of stay in Hospital (days approximately) 21 20.5 18 Average number of beds occupied 12 8.33 6.9 Accidents treated ... 141 113 103 Operations performed— General Anaesthetic 150 70 71 Local ,, — 20 5 Dental operations— Gas given 44 46 73 Out-Patients 302 225 269 Out-Patients’ attendances 2656 1438 1223 Deaths 3 4 5 Cost of each patient per day (approximately) 6/- 7/74 9/- GASES ADMITTED FROM EACH PARISH. Alfmgton ... 11 Newton Poppleford ... 7 Aylesbeare ... 3 Ottery St. Mary... ... 80 Cullompton ... 1 Talaton ... 3 Escot ... ... 4 Tipton St. John ... ... 4 Fairmile ... 1 West Hill ... 3 Feniton ... 1 Wiggaton ... 1 Gittisbam ... 3 Whimple ... 3 Honiton ... 4 OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT. Byfleet ... ... 1 Harrow... ... 1 Bristol ... ... 1 Shrewsbury ... 1 Exeter ... ... 3 St. Thomas, Exeter ... 1 Exmoutli ... 1 No fixed abode ... ... 1 Godaiming ... 1 The Committee wish to express their thanks to the Medical Officers, Matron and Staff, who have devoted themselves to their work, and to all others who have interested themselves in the Hospital.