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Expenditure on Out-relief to Croydon cases during the 12
months ended 30th September, 1931—
Half-year ended 31st March, 1931 £12,055 9 7
Half-year ended 30th Sept., 1931 £11,941 0 7
Mayday Road Hospital.
The total number of sick children on 1st January, 1931: 98.
Admitted during the year 1931 895
Discharged or died 908
No. remaining on 1st January, 1932 85
On 1st January, 1932, the total number of beds at the Mayday
Road Hospital was 465 and the total number of inmates 479.*
*It will be noticed this number is in excess of the certified accommodation.
Extra beds are introduced as and when required, to take the excess cases.
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGT, 1929
This Act came into force on April 1st, 1930. Among other
provisions not immediately related to public health, this Act
abolished the Boards of Guardians, whose duties passed to the
Councils of Counties and County Boroughs. In order to meet the
new obligations the Councils formed Public Assistance Committees,
who undertook all those duties of the Guardians which were not
delegated to Special Committees of the Councils.
In Croydon the delegated duties comprise the carrying out of
the Children Act, 1908, Part I., which is now done by the Public
Health Committee, as is also the carrying out of the Vaccination
Acts. In addition modified arrangements were made in connection
with Maternity, Tuberculosis, and Mentally Deficient patients.
Tne Council is now responsible directly through its Public Health
and Mental Deficiency Committees for the care of these classes.
The Mayday Road Hospital has not yet been appropriated by
the Public Health Committee under Section 137 of the Public
Health Act, 1875.
The cessation of the percentage grants from the Ministry of
Health and the substitution of block grants affected the social
services far more than any other sphere of the Council's work.
As indicated in the various relevant portions of this report, the
voluntary agencies carrying out work of public health interest now