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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Croydon 1921

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: Statistical Returns of Maternity and Child Welfare Centres.

Statistical Returns of Maternity and Child Welfare Centres.

INFANT CENTRESMunicipal Centre (228, London Road).Central Croydon (Sylverdale Road).South (Bartlett Street).East Croydon (Lr. Addisc'be Rd.)Woodside (St. Luke's Hall, Spring Lane).South Norwood (Selhurst Road).Upper Norwood (St. Margaret's, Naseby Road).Thornton Heath (Mersham Road).Thornton Heath j (St. Alban's Hall. 1 Whitehorse Lane).West Croydon (Johnson Road).TOTAL.
Infants Under 1 Year:
Attendances-
(a) 1. New Cases32610196149120220621172151631569
2. Old Cases28931372116616131171314790311592708244418576
Total32191473126217621291336796512762923260720145
Seen by Doctor16066235286255461679467S0416579919526
Children 1-5 yrs. of Agk:
(b) 1. New Cases145223641397228398665573
2. Old Cases136783312407807792961146714621857144614392
Total171285512768213033149515011943151114965
Seen by Doctor101134054126533910151924717565125542
Attendance of Mothers (a) & (b)426620462157226317995313185421453987325929089
Expectant Mothers
Attendances-
(a) 1. New Cases1364341381294183110065578
2. Old Cases .2501942766l67247100942632571809
Total38623731799793411181253633222387
Home Visits122103993726169554760235953
Visiting of Childr'n
(d) Under 12 months
1. First Visits724274295287170326943111955243200
2. Subsequent Visits136352650275667666427277242911337093
3. No. of Children seen160249151173160476324870233111377120
(e)From 1.5 y’rs of age
1. First Visits366128149222021581462461o84
2. Subsequent Visits5474864673603016112695112258934670
3. No. of children seen9094804904143426682075952518795235
(f) re Infant Deaths6923432373515221673326