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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Medical Practitioners sent 130 cases ius against 124 in the previous
year. In this group again many visited once only for medical
opinion or a prognosis.
It was possible to trace 977 of the cases to their conclusion, in comparison with the 9:30 traced in the previous year. In the traced cases tliere was an abnormality rate of 9.1% which is lower than the 1931 rate of 16.5%. It should be noted that 752 cases were not traced and it is reasonable to presume that most of those terminated normally.
| 1931. | 1932. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sessions held | 215 | 254 | |
| Number of individuals who attended | 1,653 | 1,729 | |
| Number of 1931 cases continuing attendance | 353 | 343 | |
| Number of new cases | 1,300 | 1,386 | |
| Total attendances made | 6,830 | 7,820 | |
| Average attendance per session | 31.77 | 30.8 | |
| Proportion of old to new cases per session— | |||
| New | 6.05 | 5.46 | |
| Old | 25.72 | 25.34 | |
| Source of patients attending— | |||
| Public Health Service | 426 (26%) | 206 | |
| Medical practitioners | 124 (7£%) | 130 | |
| Midwives | 288 (13.1%) | 204 | |
| Prom other sources or on own | |||
| initiative | 875 (53%) | 1189 | |
| Number of cases which have | |||
| been concluded and traced | 936 (57%) | 977 (56%) | |
| Number not concluded or not | |||
| traced | 717 (43%) | 752 (44%) | |