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Croydon 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The help given varied according to the need and was given at
the Welfare Centres through the Health Visitors.
Convalescence Committee of the Croydon Mothers' and Infants'
Welfare Association.
I am in debted to the Convalescence Secretary, for the data given.
| Children sent away with their mothers to Cottages or Homes | 101 | |
| Children sent away alone to Convalescent Homes— | ||
| (a) to Coombe Cliff | 21 | |
| (b) to other Homes | 15 | |
| 36 | ||
The y ear is the financial year.
| Children under 5 sent to Homes. | Total No. of weeks. | Cost. | Cost of other forms of convalescence. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. | d. | s. | d. | |||||
| 1928—1929 | 18 | 86 | 107 | 10 | 0 | 261 | 10 | 7 |
| 1929—1930 | 15 | 68 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 12 | 6 |
| 1930—1931 | 31 | 217 | 201 | 7 | 6 | 173 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931—1932 | 42 | 341 | 296 | 6 | 1 | 378 | 7 | 6 |
| 1932 (Apr. 1st to Dec. 31st) | 32 | 291 | 219 | 11 | 7 | 302 | 2 | 3 |
COOMBE CLIFF CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL.
This home has carried out a useful function during the year
and has enabled a number of children to be returned to school
much sooner than they would have been otherwise.
The following is a summary of the cases dealt with. Cases
under 5 years of age were sent by the Croydon Mothers' and
Infants' Welfare Association who contributed 15s. weekly towards
their maintenance.
No. of cases admitted during year: 147.
Total number of cases discharged: 158.
No. of patient days: 61.8 per patient (1932 cases).