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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Number of Stillbirths 17 Number of Premature births 17
Midwifery | Maternity | ||||||||||
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Month | Mileage | Deliveries | Normal | Abnormal | Normal | Abnormal | Bookings | Ante-Natal Visits | Post-Natal Visits | Gas and Air | Office Bookings |
January | 2439 | 114 | 78 | 1 | 35 | — | 197 | 509 | 2317 | 74 | 189 |
February | 2305 | 114 | 79 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 117 | 468 | 2197 | 78 | 152 |
March | 2710 | 126 | 89 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 206 | 691 | 2535 | 98 | 174 |
April | 2031 | 126 | 82 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 158 | 652 | 2425 | 97 | 140 |
May | 2402 | 124 | 72 | — | 50 | 2 | 132 | 605 | 2626 | 110 | 151 |
June | 2553 | 122 | 84 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 120 | 622 | 2413 | 109 | 108 |
July | 2216 | 117 | 70 | 1 | 44 | 2 | 109 | 528 | 2347 | 100 | 119 |
August | 2197 | 121 | 67 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 150 | 635 | 2419 | 98 | 148 |
September | 2615 | 134 | 89 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 126 | 641 | 2639 | 121 | 116 |
October | 2112 | 110 | 68 | 4 | 36 | 2 | 107 | 650 | 2231 | 80 | 114 |
November | 2374 | 97 | 63 | 1 | 33 | — | 117 | 620 | 2087 | 79 | 108 |
December | 2020 | 101 | 55 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 104 | 615 | 2070 | 84 | 71 |
Total | 27974 | 1406 | 896 | 17 | 474 | 19 | 1643 | 7236 | 28306 | 1128 | 1590 |
SUPPLY OF MATERNITY OUTFITS.
Cases dealt with by the Midwifery Service were supplied with
Maternity Outfits and a few sets were issued to cases under the
care of independent midwives, giving a total of 1,450 issued during
the year.
HOME NURSING.
This service was carried out by the Croydon Nursing Service
(Queen's Nurses) as agents of the Corporation.
It was a year of considerable difficulty for them owing to a
prolonged illness of the Superintendent, who was eventually
forced to retire through ill-health.