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Hope, Birdhurst, Lodge, and the Rescue and Preventive Home,
34, Morland Road, Croydon. The Mission of Hope also receives
illegitimate children from various districts, as a preliminary to
establishing them with foster mothers or adopting parents. The
Babies Help Committee of the Croydon Mothers' and Infants'
Welfare Association is especially concerned with individual cases
of unmarried mothers and their children.
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
This Society, through their Inspector, Mr. Brown, has helped
the department in various ways. During the year 21 cases were
dealt with. The reasons for reference were: neglect to obtain
medical or dental attention, 15; for miscellaneous reasons, 6.
AMBULANCE FACILITIES
(1) Two Motor Ambulances are provided by the Council for
the removal of infectious cases from the Borough and Penge.
(2) For non-infectious, surgical or medical cases—
(a) Three motor ambulances provided by the Council
operating from the Chief Fire Station, Park Lane.
(b) Three motor ambulances operating from the Addiscombe
Division of the St. John's Ambulance Brigade.
POOR LAW RELIEF.
No. of residents in Croydon County Borough Area in receipt
of outdoor poor relief on the
1st January, 1933 3,891 persons ; 1,442 cases (including
lst July, 1933 3,863 „ 1,431 ,, „ bodied).
1st January, 1934 4,089 ,, 1,545 ,, ,,
Number of Croydon poor persons relieved in the Mayday
Hospital on 1st January, 1934, and in the Queen's Road Homes
on the same date—
Mayday Hospital 144
Queen's Road Homes 425
Expenditure on Out-relief to Croydon cases during the 12
months ended 30th September, 1933:—
Half-year ended 31st March, 1933 £27,556 19 11
Half-year ended 30th Sept., 1933 £26,266 18 7