Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE VIII.
Work of Croydon Maternity and Child Welfare Centres and of Health Visitors, 1923.
INFANTS CENTRES | Foster Clinics. | Municipal Centre (228, London Road). | Central Croydon (Sylverdale Road). | South Croydon (Bartlett Street). | East Croydon (Lr. Addisc'be Rd.) | Woodside (St. Luke's Hall, Spring Lane). | South Norwood (Selhurst Road). | Upper Norwood (St. Margaret's, Naseby Road). | Thornton Heath (St. Paul's Hall). | Thornton Heath (St. Alban's Hall. Whitehorse Lane). | West Croydon (Johnson Road). | TOTAL. |
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Infants Under 1 Year : | ||||||||||||
Attendances— | ||||||||||||
4 | 292 | 84 | 82 | 97 | 66 | 183 | 47 | 97 | 199 | 124 | 1275 | |
2. Old Cases | 13 | 2754 | 1290 | 1219 | 1027 | 1308 | 3485 | 990 | 1524 | 3377 | 1910 | 18897 |
Total | 17 | 3046 | 1374 | 1301 | 1124 | 1374 | 3668 | 1037 | 1621 | 3576 | 2034 | 20172 |
Seen by Doctor | 17 | 1958 | 685 | 667 | 798 | 712 | 1654 | 513 | 1116 | 1823 | 1140 | 11083 |
Children 1—5 yrs. of Age: | ||||||||||||
(b) 1. New Cases | 9 | 114 | 19 | 45 | 40 | 36 | 113 | 23 | 44 | 101 | 56 | 600 |
2. Old Cases | 186 | 1826 | 1023 | 1302 | 1008 | 913 | 4455 | 1730 | 1694 | 3490 | 1645 | 19272 |
Total | 195 | 1940 | 1042 | 1347 | 1048 | 949 | 4568 | 17 53 | 1738 | 3591 | 1701 | 19872 |
Seen by Doctor | 195 | 1132 | 470 | 653 | 651 | 600 | 1764 | 459 | 736 | 1690 | 756 | 9106 |
Attendance of Mothers (a) & (b) | 133 | 4504 | 2097 | 2229 | 1948 | 2193 | 6758 | 2008 | 2642 | 6088 | 2989 | 33589 |
Expectant Mothers | ||||||||||||
Attendances— | ||||||||||||
(c) 1. New Cases | 132 | 41 | 30 | 45 | 23 | 95 | 13 | 18 | 83 | 51 | 531 | |
2. Old Cases | 405 | 185 | 268 | 157 | 113 | 420 | 106 | 118 | 341 | 226 | 2339 | |
Total | 537 | 226 | 298 | 202 | 136 | 515 | 119 | 136 | 424 | 277 | 2870 | |
Home Visits | 116 | 171 | 1 09 | 139 | 126 | 209 | 870 | |||||
Visiting of Childr'n | ||||||||||||
(d) Under 12 months | ||||||||||||
1. First Visits | 690 | 438 | 390 | 541 | 483 | 486 | 3028 | |||||
2. Subsequent Visits | 957 | 739 | 1071 | 767 | 1034 | 577 | 5145 | |||||
3. No. of Children seen | 1330 | 883 | 1047 | 1045 | 987 | 824 | 6116 | |||||
1. First Visits | 477 | 172 | 116 | 173 | 12 | 164 | 1114 | |||||
2. Subsequent Visits | 834 | 1320 | 1251 | 571 | 1624 | 930 | 6530 | |||||
3. No. of children seen | 1218 | 1256 | 1252 | 836 | 1354 | 947 | 6863 | |||||
(f) re Infant Deaths | 56 | 47 | 61 | 19 | 50 | 55 | 288 | |||||
(g) Special Visits | 92 | 202 | 95 | 228 | 124 | 47 | 788 |