Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Address | Whether Sessions are held weekly, fortnightly, etc. | Day and time of Meeting | Present arrangements for medical supervision |
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Municipal, Lodge Road. Croydon | Twice wkly. | Mon. & Thur. | A Doctor and Nurse are in attendance at each Session. |
Boston Road, Mission Hall | Weekly | Thur. | |
Sylverdale Road Parish Hall | „ | Mon. | |
Wesleyan School Room, Bartlett Street | „ | Thur. | |
Parish Hall, Wickham Road, Shirley | „ | Mon. | |
St. Luke's Hall, Spring Lane | „ | Fri. | |
Wesleyan School Room, Lower Addiscombe Road | „ | Tues. | |
Holy Innocents Parish Room, South Norwood | Twice wkly. | Tues. & Fri. Wed. | |
Forester's Hall, Westow Street, S.E. 19 | Weekly | ||
All Saints' Parish Hall, Moffatt Road, Thornton Heath | „ | Tues. | |
St. Alban's Hall, Whitehorse Lane | Twice wkly. | Wed. & Fri. | |
St. Paul's Hall, Norfolk Road, Thornton Heath | Weekly | Mon. | |
Salvation Army Hall Whitehorse Road | Fri. | ||
Wesleyan School Room, London Road, S.W. 16 | „ | Wed. | |
St. George's Hall, Barrow Road, Waddon | Wed. | ||
St. Oswald's Hall, Green Lane, Thornton Heath | Thur. | ||
St. Jude's Hall, Thornton Road | „ | Tues. |
2 p.m.
Notification of Births Act, 1915.
This Act requires all births to be notified to the Medical
Officer of Health within 36 hours of their occurrence. The whole
system of health visiting rests on this Act.
Notifications were received from—
Live Still
Births. Births. Total.
Midwives 2,404 77 2,481
Doctors, parents, and others 779 14 793
As the total number of births and still births registered during
1933 was 3,490 (Live 3,391, Still 99), 208 births and 8 still births
were not notified in accordance with the provisions of the Act. The
relevant section of the Act lays down that it is the duty of the