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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Midwi fe | Mil eage | Deliveries | Mid wifery | Water-nity | Gas and Air | AnteNatal Visits | PostNatal Visits | Bookings | Office Bookings | Home Visits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Abnormal | Normal | Abnormal | |||||||||||
| Mid wires | Pupils | Midwives | Pupils | |||||||||||
| 1. | 2281 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 23 | - | - | - | ||
| 2. | Bicycle | 69 | 38 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 61 | 371 | 363 | 916 | 1020 | 91 | 101 | 33 |
| 3. | 3769 | 63 | 53 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 59 | 657 | 62 | 1035 | 222 | 82 | 86 | 5 |
| 4. | Bicycle | 42 | 34 | - | 6 | 2 | 35 | 289 | - | 632 | - | 51 | 52 | 33 |
| 5. | 2645 | 74 | 72 | 2 | - | - | 69 | 190 | 131 | 942 | 965 | 83 | 93 | - |
| 6. | 4147 | 71 | 52 | - | 19 | - | 65 | 531 | 378 | 929 | 1089 | 131 | 123 | 85 |
| 7. | 3202 | 45 | 28 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 45 | 796 | - | 1012 | - | 47 | 46 | 28 |
| 8. | 4439 | 103 | 95 | - | 6 | 2 | 96 | 377 | 380 | 1188 | 1122 | 134 | 147 | 73 |
| 9. | 2507 | 67 | 56 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 61 | 432 | 226 | 1097 | 1032 | 110 | 123 | 67 |
| 10. | 1179 | 63 | 46 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 59 | 411 | - | 790 | - | 68 | 74 | 20 |
| 11. | 3135 | 47 | 32 | 1 | 14 | - | 46 | 432 | - | 953 | - | 55 | 61 | 15 |
| 12. | 4902 | 85 | 76 | - | 8 | 1 | 79 | 529 | 419 | 97 5 | 1050 | 126 | 142 | 49 |
| 13. | 2063 | 59 | 57 | 2 | - | - | 54 | 320 | - | 893 | - | 54 | 56 | 3 |
| 14. | 2628 | 28 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 445 | - | 519 | - | 46 | 64 | 20 |
| I5. | 5437 | 73 | 58 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 64 | 624 | 339 | 1117 | 1086 | 133 | 168 | 57 |
| 16. | 3993 | 69 | 62 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 63 | 734 | 345 | 1225 | 980 | 81 | 96 | 3 |
| 17. | 4268 | 74 | 66 | 4 | 4 | - | 69 | 517 | 411 | 935 | 1216 | 136 | 142 | 54 |
| 18. | 3551 | 87 | 75 | 1 | 11 | - | 79 | 549 | 3 56 | 1047 | 10 58 | 107 | 105 | 51 |
| Totals | 54146 | 1119 | 9 22 | 29 | 147 | 21 | 1032 | 8207 | 3410 | 16228 | 10840 | 1535 | 1679 | 597 |
1 - Deputy Superintendent: 10 - Sick leave 6 weeks: 14 - Sick leave 4 months.
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
midlives, giving a total of 1164 issued during the year.