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Coulsdon and Purley 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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bedding, etc., 5s. for the first room, and 2s. 6d. for each additional room
disinfected at the same time.
During 1946 the following disinfections were carried out:—
| Free of cost. | Upon payment | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loads of bedding, etc. | 164 | 37 | 201 |
| Houses disinfected | 182 | 11 | 193 |
HEALTH PROPAGANDA.
Steady use has been made of the opportunities for health propaganda
at the clinics and centres arranged by the Council, and during the visitation
of the Health Visitors and Sanitary Inspectors. The material
provided by the Central Council for Health Education and other bodies
has been extremely useful and is widely used.
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
The Council has been responsible, since it was constituted, for the
maternity and child welfare work of this District, and in its endeavours
to minimise the risks of childbirth and secure the care and healthy
development of all children born or residing in the area has taken the
following measures:—
Maternity Clinics.
The policy of combining ante-natal and post-natal work at the same
clinics was continued throughout 1946, the clinics being held from 2 to
4 p.m. as follows
(a) 69, Brighton Road, Purley, each Monday and on the first and
third Tuesdays in each month.
(b) Methodist Church, Sylverdale Road, Purley, on the first and
third Wednesdays in each month.
(c) Baptist Church, Addington Road, Selsdon, on the second and
fourth Wednesdays in each month.
A system of appointments for seeing the Medical Officers has been reintroduced and, thanks to the assistance of members of the British Red Cross Society, has worked very successfully to the benefit of the mothers attending.
| Centre. | New Cases. | Number of A ttendances. | Sessions. | Average per session. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antenatal. | Postnatal. | T otal. | Antenatal. | Postnatal. | Total. | |||
| 69, Brighton Road, Purley | 356 | 6 | 362 | 1,006 | 101 | 1,107 | 74 | 14.9 |
| Sylverdale Road, Kenley | 129 | 2 | 131 | 721 | 84 | 805 | 24 | 33.5 |
| Selsdon | 91 | 2 | 93 | 449 | 57 | 506 | 22 | 23.0 |
| Totals | 576 | 10 | 586 | 2,176 | 242 | 2,418 | 120 | 20.1 |
(Two Doctors attend all sessions at Sylverdale Road and the sessions
held at 69, Brighton Road on Mondays.)
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