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Croydon 1930
[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.