Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The Conditions of Babies on First Attendance at a Maternity and Child Welfare Centre.
T able CVI.
Babies Under One Year. | Infants Over One Year. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. found healthy on 1st visit. | Percentage ... | No. found ailing on 1st visit | Digestive Troubles. | Rickets. | Respiratory Troubles | Other Causes. | Babies on Breast Feeding only. | Percentage. | Babies Bottle fed only. | Babies partly breast and partly bottle fed. | No. found healthy on 1st visit. | Percentage. | No. found ailing on 1st visit. | Digestive Tuoubles. | Rickets. | Respiratory Troubles | Other Causes. | No. still on Breast at 1st visit. | No. Weaned and on solid food. | Percentage. | No. not Weaned and on bottle entirely | No. on solid food and the Breast. | No. on solid food and the bottle. | Total first attendances tabulated. | |
Municipal (2) | 334 | 96 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 229 | 66 | 86 | 31 | 108 | 98 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 118 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 466 |
St. Albans (2) | 140 | 77 | 43 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 123 | 66 | 46 | 14 | 38 | 56 | 31 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 56 | 82 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 252 |
Boston Road | 107 | 96 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 70 | 19 | 14 | 50 | 84 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | |
East Croydon | 140 | 98 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 61 | 40 | 14 | 69 | 95 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215 |
Norbury | 78 | 71 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 61 | 55 | 23 | 26 | 32 | 51 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 57 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 172 |
St. Paul's | 79 | 83 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 74 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 |
All Saints | 61 | 79 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 55 | 71 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 62 | 6 | I | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 93 |
Shirley | 53 | 82 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 56 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
South Croydon | 111 | 81 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 91 | 66 | 38 | 8 | 25 | 52 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 29 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 185 |
South Norwood(2) | 189 | 80 | 32 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 149 | 67 | 60 | 12 | 58 | 69 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 83 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 305 |
Sylverdale Road | 83 | 73 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 78 | 68 | 29 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 25 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 149 |
Upper Norwood | 83 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 65 | 61 | 32 | 10 | 43 | 67 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 40 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 171 | ||
Waddon | 63 | 95 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 81 | 7 | 5 | 57 | 93 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 |
West Croydon | 90 | 84 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 69 | 64 | 28 | 10 | 25 | 81 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 87 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 138 |
Woodside | 115 | 98 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 76 | 17 | 12 | 38 | 84 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 | |
St. Oswald's | 5S | 84 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 53 | 77 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 78 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 110 |
Totals | 1784 | 85 | 284 | 142 | 2 | 28 | 112 | 1390 | 67 | 492 | 186 | 616 | 73 | •221 | 19 | 44 | 33 | 125 | 2 | 745 | 89 | 6 | 5 | 81 | 2905 |