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offer facilities for unmarried mothers, namely, The Mission of
Hope, Birdhursr, Lodge, and the Rescue and Preventive Home,
34, Morland Road, Croydon. The Mission of Hope also receives
illegitimate children from various districts, as a preliminary to
establishing them with foster mothers or adopting parents. The
Babies Help Committee of the Croydon Mothers' and Infants'
Welfare Association is especially concerned with individual cases
of unmarried mothers and their children.
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
This Society, through their Inspector, Mr. Brown, has helped
the department in various ways. During the year 14 cases were
referred. The reasons for reference were: neglect to obtain treatment
for adenoids and enlarged tonsils, 9 ; neglect to obtain other
medical or dental attention, 1; for miscellaneous reasons, 4. In
connection with these references; the Society's Inspector paid 52
supervisory visits additional to the preliminary investigation.
AMBULANCE FACILITIES
(1) Two Motor Ambulances are provided by the Council for
the removal of infectious cases from the Borough and Penge.
(2) For non-infectious, surgical or medical cases—
(a) Three motor ambulance provided by the Council
operating from the Chief Fire Station, Park Lane.
(b) Three motor ambulances operating from the Addiscombe
Division of the St. John's Ambulance Brigade.
POOR LAW RELIEF.
No. of residents in Croydon County Borough Area in receipt
of outdoor poor relief on the
1st January, 1931 1,546 persons; 669 cases (including able1st
July. 1931 1,531 „ 649 „ „ bodied).
1st January, 1932 2,057 ,, 861 ,, „
Number of Croydon persons relieved in the Mayday Road
Hospital on 1st January, 1932, and in the Queen's Road Homes
on the same date—
Mayday Road Hospital 436
Queen's Road Homes 474