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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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ATTENDANCES AT INFANT CENTRES - 1955
| Bensham Manor, Monday, A.M. | Bensham Manor, Monday P.M. | Boston Road, Thursday, P.M. | Brighton Road, Wednesday, P.M. | East Croydon, Tuesday, A.M. | East Croydon, Friday, P.M. | Fai rchiIdes, Friday, P.M. | Monks Hill, Tuesday, P.M. | Munic ipal, Monday, P.M. | Munic ipal, Thursday, P.M. | New Addington, Wednesday, A.M. | New Addington, Wednesday, P.M. | Norbury, Wednesday, A.M. | Norbury, Wednesday, P.M. | St. Albans, Wednesday, P.M. | St. Albans, Friday, P.M. | St. Andrews, Monday, P.M. | St. Georges, Monday, P.M. | St. Judes Hal 1, Tuesday, A.M. | St. Judes Hall, Tuesday, P.M. | St. Oswalds, Thursday, A.M. | St. Oswalds, Thursday, P.M. | Selhurst, Wednesday, P.M. | Shirley, Thursday, P.M. | South Croydon, Thursday, P.M. | South Norwood, Tuesday, P.M. | South Norwood, Friday, P.M. | Spring Park, Monday, P.M. | Upper Norwood, Wednesday, P.M. | Waddon, Wednesday, P.M. | West Croydon, Friday, P.M. | woodside, Friday, A.M. • | woodside, Friday, P.M. | Total, 1955 | Total 1954 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New cases under 1 year | 76 | 81 | 101 | 105 | 108 | 158 | 84 | 32 | 97 | 129 | 132 | 184 | 66 | 98 | 87 | 62 | 97 | 35 | 61 | 99 | 57 | 121 | 49 | 65 | 109 | 103 | 155 | 70 | 147 | 81 | 31 | 64 | 86 | 3030 | 3019 |
| No. of Re-attendances | 1262 | 1561 | 1034 | 1795 | 2035 | 2388 | 1069 | 842 | 1240 | 1944 | 1911 | 1910 | 1293 | 1737 | 1353 | 1021 | 1407 | 237 | 1396 | 1666 | 898 | 1420 | 814 | 1176 | 1486 | 1519 | 1789 | 1166 | 2097 | 979 | 758 | 965 | 1270 | 45438 | 45826 |
| New Cases ove 1 year | 10 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 35 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 456 | 463 |
| No. of Re-attendances | 598 | 1034 | 562 | 707 | 774 | 941 | 380 | 513 | 358 | 433 | 1023 | 882 | 816 | 1140 | 624 | 586 | 447 | 108 | 798 | 919 | 704 | 1055 | 737 | 546 | 747 | 558 | 634 | 639 | 881 | 351 | 693 | 544 | 745 | 22477 | 24124 |
| Attendances of Children 0-5 | 1946 | 2692 | 1707 | 2621 | 2927 | 3509 | 1545 | 1390 | 1702 | 2515 | 3092 | 3009 | 2193 | 2987 | 2075 | 1676 | 1962 | 398 | 2267 | 2693 | 1672 | 2606 | 1615 | 1811 | 2353 | 2191 | 2592 | 1893 | 3160 | 1423 | 1483 | 1583 | 2113 | 71401 | 73432 |
| Consultations with Doctor | 776 | 905 | 622 | 918 | 824 | 950 | 412 | 253 | 525 | 980 | 940 | 945 | 547 | 822 | 605 | 397 | 584 | 139 | 720 | 833 | 589 | 678 | 530 | 397 | 524 | 683 | 670 | 485 | 805 | 519 | 342 | 459 | 571 | 20949 | 21631 |
| No. of Sessions | 48 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 48 | 23 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 1647 | 1559 |
| EXPECTANT MOTHERS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. of new cases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 5 | 21 |
| No. of Re-attendances | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 38 |
| Total attendances of Expectant Mothers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 59 |
| Total Attendances | 1946 | 2692 | 1707 | 2621 | 2927 | 3509 | 1545 | 1394 | 1702 | 2515 | 3092 | 3009 | 2193 | 2987 | 2075 | 1676 | 1962 | 398 | 2267 | 2693 | 1672 | 2606 | 1615 | 1811 | 2353 | 2192 | 2592 | 1893 | 3160 | 1424 | 1485 | 1583 | 2113 | 71409 | 73491 |
| Average per Session 1955 ... | 40.5 | 56.1 | 32.8 | 50.4 | 57.3 | 70.2 | 30.3 | 27.3 | 37.0 | 50.3 | 59.5 | 57.9 | 43.0 | 57.4 | 39.9 | 32.9 | 40.9 | 17.3 | 44.5 | 52.8 | 32.2 | 50.1 | 31.1 | 35.5 | 46.1 | 43.O | 50.8 | 39.4 | 60.8 | 27.4 | 29.1 | 31.0 | 41.4 | 43.4 | - |
| Average per Session 1954 | 40.5 | 60.3 | 43.4 | 53.9 | 53.6 | 66.5 | 39.0 | 27.9 | 49.3 | 57.3 | 63.0 | 61.0 | 45.6 | 57.8 | 45.2 | 26.8 | 46.9 | - | 39.9 | 58.2 | 40.2 | 54.0 | 42.1 | 38.0 | 47.3 | 40.6 | 50.3 | 39.7 | 65.9 | 34.3 | 33.4 | 36.2 | 49.5 | - | 47.1 |