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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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During 1953, 33 cases were dealt with as follows : —
| 1952 | 1953 | |
| Sent to Certified Institutions | 16 | 18 |
| Placed under Guardianship | 2 | 1 |
| Sent to Warlingham Park Hospital | — | 1 |
| Varying Orders : | ||
| (a) Change of Guardian | 1 | 2 |
| (b) From one Institution to another | 5 | 4 |
| (c) From Guardianship to Institution | 2 | 2 |
| (d) Institution to Guardianship | — | 1 |
| (e) Orders closed | 1 | 4 |
Twenty-six Orders were renewed during the year, nine of
which were Guardianship.
Ten children were admitted to the Occupation Centre during
1953. Ten left or were excluded.
There were 14 cases awaiting vacancies in Institutions on
the 31st December, 1953.
Guardianship Cases.
There were 57 cases under Statutory Guardianship, 34 of
these under the care of relatives, and 23 with Guardians who are
not relatives. Four males and one female are at work.
704 visits have been paid to Guardianship cases during the
year.
There are 25 cases on licence from Institutions (10 males and
15 females).
Report on the Occupation Centre, January-December, 1953.
| Number on Register, January | 47 |
| ,, ,, December | 57 |
| Number of Admissions | 20 |
| Number of Exclusions | 10 |
| Average attendance per session | 43 |
| Times open, Morning-Afternoon | 402 |
| Total attendance for year | 17,388 |