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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The Work of the Health Visitors.—Maternity and Child Welfare Only.
Visits Re | Allford | Left 6/8/46 Andrews | Ashe | Bird | Comm. 19/8/46 Blest | Left 1/12/46 Catlow | Left 16/2/46 Cross | Devaney | Early | Comm. 26/4/46 Edwards | Ernest | Comm. 2/9/46 Elliott | Comm. 4/3/46 Giffard Left 31/12/46 | Comm. 22/7/46 Left 19/10/46 Gladstone | Comm. 16/9/46 Hall | Hinton | Hobdey | Left 16/5/46 Re-com. 25/11/46 Linton | Left 25/5/46 Mace | Comm. 4/2/46 Newcombe | Oakley | Comm. 4/2/46 Orridge | Left 23/2/46 Overington | Comm. 11/2/46 Left 9/9/46 Perry | Southgate | Stokes Re-comm. 1/3/46 | Comm. 2/9/46 j Thomas | Toneri | Left 11/4/46 Wakeifeld | [ Walker | Warman | Webb | Wilson | Wybrew | Total. |
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Infants under 1 year— First Visits | - | 136 | 112 | 196 | 77 | 158 | 27 | 176 | 92 | 159 | 260 | 81 | 167 | 73 | 96 | 190 | 241 | 93 | 54 | 166 | 158 | 243 | 56 | 139 | 165 | 143 | 38 | 311 | 26 | 254 | 143 | 206 | 253 | 268 | 4947 |
Re-visits | - | 269 | 269 | 533 | 187 | 363 | 7 | 833 | 636 | 550 | 322 | 111 | 273 | 82 | 229 | 1254 | 1154 | 285 | 260 | 426 | 570 | 414 | 192 | 157 | 169 | 248 | 108 | 381 | 71 | 575 | 242 | 536 | 500 | 528 | 12744 |
Children 1—2 years— First Visits | - | 34 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | - | 10 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 7 | - | 11 | 17 | - | 2 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | - | 17 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 250 |
Re-visits | - | 289 | 102 | 385 | 84 | 223 | 18 | 459 | 364 | 469 | 103 | 61 | 184 | 87 | 179 | 407 | 603 | 188 | 176 | 303 | 353 | 286 | 138 | 106 | 150 | 230 | 80 | 268 | 64 | 580 | 114 | 380 | 382 | 278 | 8093 |
Children 2—5 years— First Visits | - | 41 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 16 | - | 4 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 7 | - | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | - | 16 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 10 | 264 |
Re-visits | - | 380 | 257 | 325 | 180 | 169 | 27 | 422 | 524 | 509 | 249 | 125 | 273 | 95 | 287 | 556 | 1202 | 299 | 203 | 302 | 392 | 432 | 70 | 130 | 362 | 331 | 210 | 205 | 78 | 837 | 310 | 500 | 964 | 471 | 11676 |
Expectant Mothers— First Visits | — | 157 | 93 | 147 | 48 | 82 | 20 | 131 | 67 | 100 | 142 | 54 | 71 | 42 | 38 | 75 | 116 | 85 | 38 | 56 | 84 | 170 | 20 | 91 | 136 | 106 | 30 | 101 | 27 | 112 | 117 | 106 | 248 | 152 | 3062 |
Re-visits | — | 1 | 14 | — | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | 57 | - | 12 | - | 7 | — | - | — | 65 | - | - | 13 | - | 14 | - | 11 | 8 | - | — | 3 | _ | 28 | — | 3 | 42 | — | 286 |
Still Births | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | -| | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 26 |
Deaths under 1 year | - | - | 10 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 5 | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | - | 2 | 3 | - | 9 | - | 80 |
Miscellaneous Visits | - | 8 | 14 | 17 | 7 | - | 2 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 84 | 5 | 99 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 42 | — | 31 | 105 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 29 | 45 | 23 | 707 |
Ineffective Visits | — | 157 | 170 | 48 | 180 | 162 | 46 | 206 | 208 | 328 | 386 | 246 | 329 | 68 | 211 | 543 | 269 | 165 | 157 | 401 | 468 | 436 | 68 | 129 | 277 | 310 | 175 | 200 | 75 | 509 | 476 | 386 | 373 | 440 | 8602 |
Totals: 1946 | — | 1472 | 1048 1663 | 769 | 1167 | 155 | 2286 | 1958 | 2136 | 1579 | 695 | 1432 | 452 | 1049 | 3034 | 3708 | 1162 | 905 | 1694 | 2077 | 2052 | 546 | 826 | 1389 | 1395 | 645 | 1492 | 344 | 2967 | 1446 | 2165 | 2848 | 2181 | 50737 | |
1945 | — | 1916 | 922 1699 | - | 1715 | 1112 | 2065 | 1915 | - | 1329 | - | - | - | - | 2569 | 3254 | 1745 | 2292 | - | 2081 | - | 2808 | - | 1691 | - | - | 1209 | 1044 | 3025 | 1408 | 2093 | 2436 | 1827 | 46180 | |
*Including Health Visitors who left during 1945. |