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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INFANTS CENTRES | Municipal Centre (Lodge Road). | Central Croydon (Sylverdale Roal'. | 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 (Strathmore Road). | Norbury. | TOTAL. |
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Infants Undkr 1 Year: Attendances— | ||||||||||||
(a) 1 New Cases | 308 | 111 | 109 | 151 | 139 | 190 | 67 | S5 | 228 | 141 | 93 | 1622 |
2. Old Cases | 2971 | 1391 | 1051 | 1632 | 1704 | 2653 | 1029 | 1275 | 3230 | 1894 | 1006 | 19836 |
Total | 3279 | 1502 | 160 | 1783 | 1843 | 2843 | 1096 | 1360 | 3458 | 2035 | 1099 | 20458 |
Seen by Doctor | 1649 | 735 | 623 | 821 | 923 | 1577 | 603 | 722 | 1562 | 619 | 567 | 10401 |
Children 1—5 YRS. of Agr : | ||||||||||||
(b) 1. New Cases | 99 | 44 | 43 | 65 | 47 | 82 | 24 | 34 | 101 | 39 | 54 | 632 |
2. Old Cases | 1995 | 1325 | 1592 | 1554 | 1100 | 3571 | 1515 | 1475 | 3271 | 1873 | 1394 | 20665 |
Total | 2094 | 1369 | 1635 | 1619 | 1147 | 3653 | 1539 | 1509 | 3372 | 1912 | 1448 | 21297 |
Seen by Doctor | 1139 | 669 | 618 | 681 | 548 | 1552 | 697 | 758 | 1456 | 646 | 371 | 9135 |
Attendance of Mothers (a) & (b) | 4949 | 2596 | 2402 | 2989 | 2824 | 5568 | 2055 | 2536 | 6303 | 3493 | 2308 | 38023 |
Expectant Mothers Attendances— | ||||||||||||
(C) 1. New Cases | 109 | 48 | 45 | 52 | 32 | 95 | 11 | 17 | 90 | 29 | 13 | 541 |
2. Old Cases | 185 | 71 | 156 | 76 | 43 | 195 | 73 | 54 | 202 | 38 | 33 | 1126 |
Total | 294 | 119 | 201 | 128 | 75 | 290 | 84 | 71 | 292 | 67 | 46 | 1667 |
Home Visits | 92 | 38 | 107 | 52 | 57 | 6 | 113 | 37 | 53 | 96 | 36 | 687 |
Visiting of Childr'n (d) Under 12 months | ||||||||||||
1. First Visits | 317 | 610 | 158 | 378 | 245 | 224 | 406 | 313 | 335 | 577 | 163 | 3735 |
2. Subsequent Visits | 658 | 2026 | 558 | 954 | 206 | 355 | 500 | 405 | 474 | 615 | 338 | 7149 |
3. No. of Children seen | 780 | 2190 | 530 | 1120 | 460 | 498 | 767 | 635 | 717 | 948 | 431 | 9076 |
(e)From I-5y'rs. of age | ||||||||||||
1. First Visits | 200 | 15 | 10 | 64 | 3 | 4 | 228 | 138 | 224 | 82 | 29 | 997 |
2. Subsequent Visits | 1141 | 2579 | 672 | 1943 | 358 | 451 | 680 | 499 | 758 | 1697 | 378 | 11456 |
3. No. of children seen | 1265 | 1996 | 538 | 1611 | 262 | 348 | 901 | 544 | 869 | 1394 | 331 | 10059 |
(f) re Infant Deaths | 23 | 38 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 64 | 9 | 239 |
{g) ,, Still births | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 86 |
(h) Special Visits | 31 | 58 | 41 | 170 | 1 | 6 | 105 | 14 | 37 | 236 | 3 | 702 |
(i) Unsuccessful visits | 326 | 897 | 266 | 884 | 244 | 455 | 265 | 275 | 265 | 546 | 353 | 4776 |