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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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Table: Clinic Sessions AttendedbyHealth Visitors.Table LXXXVIII.

Clinic Sessions AttendedbyHealth Visitors.

Table LXXXVIII.

Nature of Clinic.Health Visitor—District Number.
I.II.III.IVV.VI.VII.VIII.IXX.XI.XII.XIII.XIVXV.XVI.XVIIXVIIIXIX.XX.XXI.XXIITotal.
Maternity & Child Welfare Clinics45858436973781348464417936794554615451122927
Ante-natal Clinics.........134..................57..................12............203

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Owing to an abnormal amount of sickness among the Health
Visitors during 1930, the work was at times dislocated and Health
Visitors had to take on the district of a colleague who was away ill,
with the result that the visiting in both areas suffered. During
the year 66.5 weeks were lost owing to sickness and this is the
reason for the decrease of 3,573 in the visits paid. A Health
Visitor's work is of a strenuous nature and in a town where there
is considerable housing development and a steady increase in population,
it is necessary from time to time to revise Health Visitors
districts and to appoint new Health Visitors. During 1930, two
additional visitors were appointed and at the end of the year a
redistribution of area was worked out. This came into operation
on January 1st, 1931.