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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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ATTENDANCES AT INFANT CENTRES - 1956
| Addington. Monday, p.m. | Croydon, Monday, p.m. | East Croydon. | Tuesday. A.M. | East Croydon, Friday, p. m. | New Addlngton, Wednesday, a. m. | New Addlngton, Wednesday, p.m. | New Addlngton, Friday. P.m. | Norbury, Wednesday, A. m. | Norbury, Wednesday, p.m. | Norbury, Thursday, A.M. | Norbury, Thursday, p.m. | Selhurst, Wednesday, p.m. | Selhurst, Prlday, P.M. | Shirley. Monday, A.M. | Shirley, Monday. P.m. | Shirley. Thursday, p.m. | South Croydon, Tuesday, p.m. | South Croydon, Wednesday, p.m. | South Croydon, Thursday, p.m. | South Norwood, Wednesday, p.m. | South Norwood, Friday, P.M. | Soutb Norwood. Tuesday, P.m. | South Norwood, Friday. P.M. | Thornton Heath, Monday, A.M. | Thornton Heath, Monday, P.M. | Thornton Heath, Tuesday, A. M. | Thornton Heath, Tuesday, P.M. | Upper Norwood, Wednesday, p.m. | Waddon, Wednesday, P.M. | West Croydon, Monday, P.m. | West Croydon. Thursday. P.m. | West Croydon. Thursday. P.M. | Woodslde, Friday, A.M. | Woodslde, Friday. P.m. | Total, 1956 | Total, 1955 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New cases under 1 year | 26 | 97 | 115 | 162 | 123 | 170 | 69 | 89 | 107 | 51 | 76 | 83 | 34 | 70 | 52 | 70 | 51 | 113 | 106 | 133 | 65 | 138 | 136 | 73 | 104 | 68 | 97 | 152 | 64 | 119 | 109 | 133 | 60 | 89 | 3204 | 3030 |
| No. of Re-attendances | 263 | 1609 | 1943 | 2217 | 1998 | 2115 | 913 | 1470 | 1685 | 937 | 1393 | 970 | 832 | 1102 | 805 | 1152 | 765 | 1768 | 1631 | 1699 | 1264 | 1936 | 1816 | 1238 | 1591 | 1381 | 1800 | 1951 | 1069 | 1371 | 1264 | 2421 | 969 | 1388 | 48726 | 45438 |
| New cases over 1 year | 5 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 37 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 11 | - | 13 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 497 | 456 |
| No. of Re-attendances. | 145 | 552 | 643 | 813 | 1035 | 979 | 347 | 985 | 1126 | 621 | 851 | 603 | 677 | 527 | 320 | 504 | 472 | 705 | 746 | 773 | 607 | 550 | 556 | 833 | 1063 | 677 | 770 | 706 | 440 | 329 | 634 | 328 | 417 | 666 | 22100 | 22477 |
| Attendances of Children 0-5 | 439 | 2280 | 2723 | 3310 | 3177 | T 01 | 1337 | 2555 | 2932 | 1617 | 2338 | 1667 | 1543 | 1712 | 1188 | 1740 | 1292 | 2605 | 2501 | 2634 | 1947 | 2636 | 2527 | 2162 | 27 87 | 2137 | 2674 | 2834 | 1580 | 1823 | 2025 | 2899 | 1455 | 2150 | 74527 | 71401 |
| Consultations vlth Doctor | 149 | 791 | 731 | 821 | 955 | 982 | 418 | 703 | 828 | 579 | 772 | 599 | 381 | 381 | 373 | 370 | 218 | 835 | 725 | 746 | 548 | 670 | 655 | 912 | 1096 | 599 | 762 | 711 | 521 | 597 | 731 | 834 | 566 | 694 | 22253 | 20949 |
| No. of Sessions | 9 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 48 | 51 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 1684 | 1647 |
| EXPECTANT MOTHERS No. of new cases | - - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 5 | |
| No of Re- attendances | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| Total attendances of Expectant Mothers | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 11 | 8 |
| Total Attendances | 439 | 2280 | 2723 | 3313 | 3177 | 3301 | 1337 | 2555 | 2932 | 1617 | 2338 | 1669 | 1544 | 1712 | 1188 | 1740 | 1292 | 2607 | 2501 | 2634 | 1947 | 2636 | 2527 | 2162 | 2787 | 2137 | 2674 | 2834 | 1580 | 1823 | 2025 | 2900 | 1455 | 2152 | 74538 | 71409 |
| Average per Session 1056 | 48.8 | 45.6 | 53.4 | 65.0 | 62.3 | 64.7 | 26. 2 | 50. 1 | 57. 5 | 31. 1 | 45.0 | 32.7 | 30.3 | 34.2 | 24.2 | 34.8 | 25.3 | 51. 1 | 48. 1 | 51.6 | 38. 2 | 51.7 | 49.5 | 43. 2 | 56.9 | 41.9 | 52.4 | 56.7 | 31.0 | 38.0 | 39.7 | 55.8 | 28. 5 | 42.2 | 44.3 | - |
| Average per Session 1955 | - | 40.9 | 57.3 | 70.2 | 59.5 | 57.9 | 30.3 | 43.0 | 57.4 | 32.2 | 50. 1 | 31. 1 | 29. 1 | 39.4 | 17. 3 | 35. 5 | 27.3 | 50.4 | 46. 1 | 39.9 | 32.9 | 43.0 | 50.8 | 40. 5 | 56. 1 | 44. 5 | 52.8 | 60.8 | 27.4 | 37.0 | 32.8 | 50. 3 | 31.0 | 41.4 | - | 43.4 |