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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
Coulsdon and Purley 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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BRIGHTON ROAD INFANT WELFARE CENTRE
(Established 1916).
Held at the Methodist Schoolroom, Brighton Road, Coulsdon, every Thursday
afternoon from 2.30 to 4.0 p.m.
Doctor attends second and fourth Thursday in each month.
| Month. | Sessions. | Attendances. | Consultations. | Referred to Hospital. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Cases | Old Cases. | Total New & Old | ||||
| January | 5 | 10 | 289 | 299 | 59 | 2 |
| February | 4 | 17 | 278 | 295 | 65 | 5 |
| March | 4 | 10 | 266 | 276 | 58 | — |
| April | 4 | 11 | 289 | 300 | 46 | — |
| May | 4 | 6 | 273 | 279 | 64 | — |
| June | 4 | 12 | 261 | 273 | 52 | — |
| July | 5 | 13 | 291 | 304 | 42 | 1 |
| August | 2 | 9 | 146 | 155 | 27 | 2 |
| September | 4 | 15 | 318 | 333 | 86 | 1 |
| October | 5 | 23 | 379 | 402 | 73 | — |
| November | 4 | 12 | 243 | 255 | 46 | — |
| December | 4 | 6 | 237 | 243 | 64 | — |
| Totals | 49 | 144 | 3,270 | 3,414 | 682 | 11 |
RICKMAN HILL INFANT WELFARE CENTRE
(Established 1929).
Held at the Church of St. Francis, Rickman Hill, Coulsdon, on every Tuesday
afternoon from 2.30 to 4.0 p.m.
Doctor attends second and fourth Tuesday in each month.
| Month. | Sessions | Attendances. | Consultations. | Referred to Hospital. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Cases. | Old Cases. | Total New & Old | ||||
| January | 3 | 7 | 181 | 188 | 25 | — |
| February | 4 | 6 | 221 | 227 | 56 | — |
| March | 5 | 6 | 283 | 289 | 56 | — |
| April | 3 | 3 | 152 | 155 | 31 | 1 |
| May | 4 | 8 | 240 | 248 | 64 | — |
| June | 4 | 5 | 204 | 209 | 64 | 1 |
| July | 4 | 7 | 233 | 240 | 51 | — |
| August | 2 | 8 | 110 | 118 | 29 | — |
| September | 5 | 10 | 315 | 325 | 62 | — |
| October | 4 | 6 | 240 | 246 | 47 | 1 |
| November | 4 | 9 | 184 | 193 | 55 | — |
| December | 5 | 10 | 199 | 209 | 44 | — |
| Totals | 47 | 85 | 2,562 | 2,647 | 584 | 3 |