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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Address | Whether Sessions are held weekly, fortnightly, etc. | Day and time of Meeting * | Present arrangements for medical supervision |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal, Lodge Road, Croydon | Twice wkly | Mon. & Thur | A Doctor and Nurse are in * attendance at each Session. |
| Boston Road, Mission Hall | Weekly | Thur. | |
| Sylverdale Road Parish Hall | „ | Mon. | |
| Wesleyan School-room, Bartlett Street | „ | Thur. | |
| Parish Hall, Wickham Road Shirley | „ | Mon. | |
| St. Luke's Hall, Spring Lane | „ | Fri. | |
| Wesleyan School Room, Lower Addiscombe Road | „ | Tues. | |
| Holy Innocents Parish Room, South Norwood | Twice wkly. | Tues. & Fri. | |
| Forester's Hall. Westow Street, S.E. 19 | Weekly | Wed. | |
| All Saints' Parish Hall, Moffatt Road, Thornton Heath | „ | Tues. | |
| St. Alban's Hall, Whitehorse Lane ... | Twice wkly. | Wed. & Fri | |
| St. Paul's Hall, Norfolk Road, Thornton Heath ... | Weekly | Mon. | |
| Drill Hall, Union Road, Croydon | „ | Fri. | |
| Wesleyan School Room, London Road, S.W. 16 | „ | Wed. | |
| Mission Hall, Purley Way, Waddon | „ | Wed. | |
| St. Oswald's Hall, Green Lane, Thornton Heath | „ | Thur. |
* 2 p.m.
Notification of Births Act, 1915.
This Act required all births to be notified to the Medical
Officer of Health within 36 hours of their occurrence. The whole
system of health visiting rests on this Act.
Notifications were received from:—
Live Births Still Births. Total.
Midwives 2598 22 2620
Doctors, parents, and others 812 56 868
As the total number of births and still births registered during
1930 was 3,618 (Live 3,514, Still 104), 130 births were not notified
in accordance with the provision of the Act.