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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 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Inspection of Midwives.
Dr. Jenkin Lloyd, the Inspector of Midwives, interviewed 22
midwives at the Town Hall. Five visits were paid by her to the
homes of midwives.
Doctors' Accounts under Section 14 (1) of the Midwives Act, 1918.
329 accounts were received from doctors for services rendered
under the provisions of this Section. This compares with 373 in
1942, 215 in 1941, 321 in 1940, 424 in 1939, and 388 in 1938.
The total amount of the accounts was £671 1s. 0d. £412 5s. 11d.
was ultimately recovered from the patients. In 1942 the amount
paid to doctors was £461 16s. 6d. and in 1941 £432 19s. 0d.

Table: Nursing Homes.

Nursing Homes.

Maternity Homes.Other Nursing Homes.Combined Maternity and other Nursing Homes.Total.
No. of Homes on Register on 31/12/426151738
No. of Applications for Registration during 19433___3
No. of Homes Registered during 19433_-3
No. of Homes on Register on 31/12/436151435
No. of Beds available56269(a) Mat. Beds 62(a) 118
(b) Other Beds 56(b) 315

Table: WARTIME NURSERIES. Attendances at War-time Nurseries, 1943.

WARTIME NURSERIES. Attendances at War-time Nurseries, 1943.

Coldharbour HouseWhitehorse RoadMayday RoadTennison RoadMorland RoadBramley HillRitchie Road
Date opened23/2/421/6/421/6/421/6/428/3/4327/10/4323/11/43
Number on books at end of year88535765643220
Attendances: under 250064244515139883345466157
over 2112416859732192526385556288
Total1624711103124721324097301022445
Number of days opened3053053063062505532
Average daily attendance53364143391914