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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The centres at which patients were examined or which they
were referred from are given in the following list:—
| Ante-natal | 147 | St. Oswald's | 6 |
| Addiscombe | 6 | Thornton Heath (1) | 28 |
| Municipal | 98 | Thornton Heath (2) | 48 |
| East (Shirley) | 6 | Waddon (1) | 19 |
| Norbury | 31 | Waddon (2) | 23 |
| Upper Norwood (1) | 21 | Whitehorse | 13 |
| Upper Norwood (2) | 26 | West Thornton (Boston Road) | 24 |
| South Croydon | 31 | ||
| Woodside | 28 | The Retreat | 7 |
| South Norwood | 72 | Milton House | 2 |
The sum of £41 5s. fid. was received in payment for the attendances
made by mothers and children at Lodge Road and Selhnrst
Road clinics.
| Year. | Population. | Births. | Deaths under 1 year. | % of total Deaths | Deaths 1—5 years. | % of Total Deaths. | Deaths over 5 years. | % of Total Dealhs. | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 8.6 | 3280 | |||||||
| 211 | 81 | 3.6 | 1977 | ||||||
| 1927 | 211700 | 2182 | |||||||
| 1928 | 3374 | ||||||||
| 221 | 2792 | ||||||||
| 3514 | 48 | 2118 | |||||||
| 1931 |
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 II (Vital
Statistics Section) emphasises still more the necessity for careful
supervision during this period of life. Eight of the deaths from
whooping cough occurred in children under 5 years of age.