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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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The Conditions of Babies on First Attendance at a Maternity and
Child Welfare Centre.
The Conditions of Babies on First Attandence at a Matornity Child Welfare Centre
Table XC.
| Babies Under One Year. | Infants Over One Year. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Troubles. | 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) | 332 | 96 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 260 | 75 | 57 | 30 | 90 | 93 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 443 |
| St. Albans (2) | 123 | 74 | 43 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 108 | 63 | 49 | 9 | 47 | 60 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 63 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 245 |
| Boston Road | 64 | 75 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 64 | 75 | 15 | 6 | 22 | 44 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 46 | 92 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 135 |
| East Croydon | 164 | 98 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 107 | 65 | 48 | 11 | 58 | 95 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 227 |
| Norbury | 83 | 90 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 60 | 23 | 13 | 27 | 70 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 |
| St. Paul's | 62 | 79 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 47 | 60 | 22 | 9 | 28 | 66 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 98 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 120 |
| All Saints | 52 | 68 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 54 | 71 | 20 | 2 | 23 | 56 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 32 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 117 |
| Shirley | 53 | 93 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 69 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 63 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 89 |
| South Croydon | 102 | 83 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 90 | 73 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 22 | 71 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 154 |
| South Norwood(2) | 166 | 79 | 44 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 141 | 67 | 56 | 13 | 55 | 72 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 76 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 286 |
| Sylverdale Road | 73 | 78 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 78 | 83 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 118 |
| Upper Norwood | 61 | 80 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 47 | 61 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 96 |
| Waddon | 58 | 97 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 70 | 14 | 4 | 46 | 85 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 114 |
| West Croydon | 134 | 89 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 103 | 74 | 20 | 16 | 49 | 71 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 91 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 208 |
| Woodside | 94 | 98 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 68 | 21 | 10 | 77 | 93 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 |
| St. Oswald's | 77 | 92 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 61 | 73 | 16 | 7 | 35 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 119 |
| St. Judes' | 100 | 85 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 78 | 67 | 27 | 12 | 75 | 76 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 80 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 216 |
| Totals | 1788 | 86 | 280 | 168 | 1 | 25 | 86 | 1441 | 70 | 455 | 172 | 877 | 73 | 247 | 58 | 35 | 36 | 118 | 5 | 826 | 90 | 2 | 9 | 82 | 2992 |