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Croydon 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The following table gives particulars of the visits carried out under the Notification of Births Act since 1922: —
| 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | 1926. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Health Visitors for M. and C. W. equivalent of: | 6 | 6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| First visit to children under 12 months of age | 3179 | 3028 | 3275 | 3521 | 3735 |
| Subsequent visits to children under 12 months of age | 6028 | 5145 | 5331 | 6276 | 7149 |
| First visits to children 1—5 years of age | 946 | 1114 | 1152 | 1199 | 997 |
| Subsequent visits to children 1 — 5 years of age | 5400 | 6530 | 3129 | 8872 | 11456 |
| Total | 15,553 | 15,817 | 17,887 | 19,868 | 23,337 |
(c) Voluntary Infant Welfare Centres.
10 centres have been established by the Croydon Mothers'
and Infants' Welfare Association, the medical officer and the
health visitor as nurse-superintendent being provided by the local
authority. Of these 10 Welfare Centres, 8 are open once a week,
2 twice a week.
(d) Municipal Infant Welfare Centre.
The Municipal Infant Welfare Centre was transferred at the
beginning of 192G to the new premises erected in Lodge Road,
and was held twice weekly throughout the year in the building.
During 1920 there were recorded at the Welfare Centres in
the Borough (Appendix, Table VIII.) 20,458 attendances of
children under 1 year of age, 21,297 attendances of children aged
1 to 5 years, 38,023 attendances of mothers. The medical officers
had 10,401 interviews respecting children under 1 year, and 9,135
interviews over children aged 1 to 5.
In addition, as mentioned in another section, 1,667 attendances
were made by expectant mothers.
(e) Sick Nursery.
At the beginning of 1926 the extended Sick Nursery
premises, consisting of 12 cots, 1 observation cubicle, and a ward
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