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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Municipal. | Boston Road. | St. Andrew's. | South Croydon. | Shirley. | Woodside. | East Croydon. | South Norwood | Upper Norwood. | St. Alban's. | Benshatn Manor. | St. Oswald's. | West Croydon. | Norbury. | Waddon. | Selhurst. | New Addington. | St. Jude's Hall | Heathfield. | Lecture Hall, West Wickliam | Total 1948. | Total 1947. | |
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New cases under 1 year | 386 | 158 | 158 | 228 | 161 | 220 | 362 | 341 | 153 | 229 | 184 | 241 | 102 | 221 | 116 | 109 | 151 | 139 | 100 | 72 | 3831 | 4243 |
No. of re-attendances | 4703 | 2366 | 2654 | 3152 | 1556 | 3314 | 4866 | 4537 | 2073 | 4095 | 3503 | 4591 | 1274 | 4393 | 1626 | 1524 | 1992 | 1940 | 575 | 730 | 55464 | 55060 |
New cases over 1 year | 64 | 25 | 19 | 32 | 68 | 84 | 96 | 62 | 55 | 40 | 55 | 21 | 35 | 43 | 22 | 34 | 68 | 22 | 68 | 74 | 987 | 855 |
No. of re-attendances | 2383 | 1615 | 962 | 1342 | 1397 | 2286 | 2447 | 2433 | 1284 | 2274 | 2700 | 3153 | 1420 | 3322 | 943 | 970 | 1053 | 904 | 451 | 681 | 34030 | 27495 |
Attendances of children 0-5 | 7536 | 4164 | 3793 | 4754 | 3182 | 5904 | 7771 | 7373 | 3565 | 6638 | 6442 | 8006 | 2831 | 7979 | 2707 | 2637 | 3264 | 3005 | 1194 | 1567 | 94312 | 87653 |
Consultations with Doctor | 2107 | 1490 | 892 | 1167 | 775 | 1986 | 1871 | 2430 | 948 | 2234 | 2370 | 2352 | 1181 | 2292 | 742 | 1012 | 1105 | 780 | 461 | 615 | 28810 | 27115 |
No. of Sessions | 101 | 51 | 48 | 51 | 51 | 102 | 101 | 101 | 48 | 101 | 96 | 102 | 51 | 100 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 38 | 40 | 39 | 1372 | 1232 |
Expectant Mothers : | ||||||||||||||||||||||
No. of new cases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 12 | — | — | 17 | — | 10 | — | 5 | — | 56 | 27 |
No. of re-attendances | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | - | 6 | 6 | 19 | 21 | — | 72 | 26 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 160 | 126 | |
Total attendances of Expectant Mothers | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 10 | 14 | 31 | 21 | - | 89 | 26 | 14 | — | 6 | — | 216 | 153 |
Total attendances | 7538 | 4164 | 3793 | 4754 | 3182 | 5904 | 7774 | 7373 | 3565 | 6648 | 6456 | 8037 | 2852 | 7979 | 2796 | 2663 | 3278 | 3005 | 1200 | 1567 | 94528 | 87806 |
Average attendance per Session 1948 | 74.6 | 81.6 | 79.0 | 93.2 | 62.4 | 57.8 | 76.9 | 73.0 | 74.3 | 65.8 | 65.9 | 78.8 | 55.5 | 79.8 | 55.9 | 53.3 | 64.3 | 79.1 | 30.0 | 40.2 | 68.9 | - |
1947 | 85.3 | 89.0 | 83.9 | 93.4 | 61.6 | 55.8 | 73.9 | 68.1 | 69.4 | 65.6 | 65.7 | 73.2 | 49.7 | 87.6 | 58.7 | 68.2 | 57.3 | — | — | - | — | 71.3 |
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