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The individual centres showing the highest percentage of babies
found healthy on their first visit were East Croydon and Woodside
(both 98), a result ratter to be expected taking into consideration
the district served; Municipal and Boston Road with 96 were next.
The centres showing the highest percentage of babies found ailing
on their first visit were Norbury and Central, followed by St.
Alban's, Upper Norwood and All Saints.
Breast feeding seemed most usual in babies living in the
Waddon, St. Oswald's, Woodside and St. Paul's districts, and
least usual in the Norbury and Shirley districts. In infants over
one year of age, attending for the first time, the highest percentages
healthy were shown by Municipal (98), East Croydon (95), and
Waddon (93) ; the highest percentages found unhealthy were at
Svlverdale (65), Norbury, St. Paul's and South Croydon (48), and
St. Alban's (45).
The largest number of first attendances was recorded at the
Municipal Centre, followed by South Norwood. Both these centres
hold two sessions weekly. Among the single session weekly
centres, the largest number of first attendances was shown by East
Croydon and Norbury.