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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(b) Number of Clinics provided and maintained by Voluntary Associations:
None.
(c) Total number of attendances by expectant mothers at all Clinics
during the year: 4,124.
(d) Average attendance of expectant mothers per session at all Clinics
during the year: 20.3.
(e) Total number of expectant mothers who attended at the Clinics
during the year: 1,023.
(f) Percentage of total notified births represented by the number
in (e) 29.3.
(*Including Ante-natal Clinics provided at institutions transferred to the
Council under Part I. of the Local Government Act, 1929.)
6. —Maternity Homes and Hospitals.
I.
Separate maternity institutions provided by the Council | Institutions (with maternity wards) transferred to the Council under Part I of the Local Government Act, 1929 | Institutions provided by Voluntary Associations | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Institutions | ... | 1 | Two | |
St. Mary's | The Retreat | |||
Number of maternity beds | ... | 22 | 17 to Sept. 32 from Oct. | 20 |
Total number of women admitted to these beds during the year | ... | 460 | 292 | 34 |
326 | ||||
II.—Number of women (if any) sent bv the Council during the year to other Maternity Institutions: 0. |
7.—Homes and Hospitals for Sick or Ailing Children under 5 years of age.
I.
Separate institutions provided by the Council for these cases | Institutions (with accommodation for these cases) transferred to the Council under Part I of the Local Government Act. 1929 | Institutions provided by Voluntary Associations | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of Institutions | 1 | ... | ... |
Number of beds provided for such children | 15 | ... | ... |
Total number of children admitted to these beds during the year | 96 | ... | ... |
II.—Number of such children (if any) sent by the Council during the year
to other Institutions: 0.
8.—Convalescent Homes—
(a) Number of convalescent institutions with accommodation for
expectant or nursing mothers or children under 5 years of age—
(i) Provided by the Council, 1.
(ii) Provided by Voluntary Associations, 0.