Annual report and statement of accounts : 1943 / Nelson Hospital.

  • Nelson Hospital (Merton, London, England)
Date:
1943
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Credit: Annual report and statement of accounts : 1943 / Nelson Hospital. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    General Statistics IN-PATIENTS. 1943. 1942. 2,073 1,944 Coming from :— Wimbledon. 1,032 835 Merton and Morden 790 833 Other Districts 251 276 Maternity (included in above) ... 487 432 of which Emergency Cases ... 20 14 Infants Born ... 481 419 OUT-PATIENTS. New Cases 8,278 8,175 Coming from:— Wimbledon 2,614 2,518 Merton and Morden 3,695 3,536 Other Districts 1,969 2,121 Total Attendances ... 61,602 50,843 CASUALTY, X-RAY, ELECTRICAL AND MASSAGE, ANTE AND POST-NATAL AND INFANT WELFARE DEPART¬ MENTS. The following is a statement of work in these Departments:— Casualty Cases (other than those admitted) and patients for dressings 7,638 7,277 „ „ Attendances 27,008 22,609 Electrical and Massage Cases ... 1,770 1,471 „ „ „ Attendances ... 23,294 19,555 „ „ „ Treatments given 34,020 28,425 Sunlight Treatments 2,558 1,939 Orthopaedic Attendances 2,544 2,055 Fracture and Dislocation Cases 536 594 Patients X-rayed ... 3,364 2,926 Radiographs taken 4,479 4,147 Ante-Natal Cases ... 296 297 Ante-Natal Attendances 1,812 1,720 Post-Natal Cases ... 211 170 Post-Natal Attendances ... 235 205 Infant Welfare Cases 133 64 Infant Welfare Attendances 1,278 701 OPERATIONS. Main Theatre 777 719 Casualty Theatre 1,129 1,033 MOTOR ACCIDENT CASES. Total Cases 108 149 Recovered under R.T.A. 39 62 E.M.S. Cases ... 8 12 Recovered from Patients or their Societies 36 37 Cases for which no payment recovered ... 12 7 Outstanding ... 13 31 SURGICAL APPLIANCES AND The Almoner desires to express CONVALESCENT TREATMENT, thanks to the Invalid Children’s Aid Association, the Wimbledon Guild of Social Welfare and other organisations for their valuable assistance in connection with the supply of instruments and appliances, and for help so readily given concerning arrangements for patients to recuperate in Convalescent Homes.