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Croydon 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table XCIII.
| Year. | Population. | Births. | Deaths under 1 year. | % of total Deaths | Deaths 1—5 years. | % of Total Deaths. | Deaths over 5 years. | % of Total Deaths. | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 196000 | 3456 | 195 | 8.6 | 77 | 3.4 | 2008 | 88.0 | 2280 |
| 1925 | 199300 | 3406 | 187 | 8.6 | 80 | 3.7 | 1902 | 87.7 | 2169 |
| 1926 | 206900 | 3477 | 211 | 9.3 | 81 | 3.6 | 1977 | 87.1 | 2269 |
| 1927 | 211700 | 3174 | 178 | 7.2 | 84 | 3.4 | 2192 | 89.4 | 2452 |
| 1928 | 214800 | 3374 | 178 | 7.6 | 96 | 3.9 | 2083 | 88.5 | 2354 |
| 1929 | 216900 | 3399 | 221 | 7.9 | 87 | 3.1 | 2484 | 89.0 | 2792 |
| 1930 | 222300 | 3514 | 171 | 7.3 | 48 | 2.0 | 2118 | 90.6 | 2337 |
As the result of the medical inspection of the entrant group
of school children it is found that a considerable number of children
develop maladies between the time of cessation of attendance at
Welfare Centres and the time of entering school. Enlarged tonsils
and adenoids, and chronic ear discharge are among the commonest
ailments discovered. A considerable proportion of the notifiable
diseases attack children between these ages. Table VII. (Vital
Statistics Section) emphasises still more the necessity for careful
supervision during this period of life. Fourteen (63%) of the
deaths from measles and all the deaths from whooping cough
occurred in children under 5 years of age.
The Babies' Help Committee of the Croydon Mothers and Infants'
Welfare Association.
I am indebted to Mrs. W. Philpott for the particulars presented
herewith. During 1930, the Committee has considered 23 cases.
One girl was referred to the Queen's Road Homes, one obtained
a Barnardo's grant and thus required no more help from the Committee,
and one decided she did not need help. Twenty were helped
by grants given at the Welfare Centres and one mother was sent
away for a convalescence holiday. All the babies have made progress
during the year and are taken regularly to the Welfare
Centres. One baby with double club foot is under the Orthopædic
Clinic.
Convalescence Committee of the Croydon Mothers' and Infants'
Welfare Association.
This Committee undertakes the arrangements for convalescence
in cases of mothers and children referred for that purpose by the