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Croydon 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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The Centres at which patients were examined, or from which
they were referred, are given in the following list: —
Ante-natal 146 Thornton Heath (1) 13
Addiscombe (East) 29 Thornton Heath (2) 38
Municipal 50 Waddon (1) 23
Shirley . 4 Waddon (2)23
Norbury 10 West Croydon 12
Upper Norwood ... 25 West Thornton (Boston
Moffatt Road . 31 Road) . 23
South Croydon 24 St. Jude's 19
Woodside 31 The Retreat 5
South Norwood 48 Milton House. 4
St. Oswald's10
The sum of £46 13s. 6d. was received in payment for the
attendances made by mothers and children at Lodge Road and
Selhurst Road Clinics.
The Babies' Help Committee of the Croydon Mothers and Infants'
Welfare Association.
I am indebted to Mrs. W. Philpot for the particulars presented
herewith. At the beginning of the year the Committee
had 8 cases on the books; 15 cases were helped during 1933; 9
remained on the books.
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.
This Committee undertakes the arrangements for convalescence
in cases of mothers and children referred for that purpose by the
medical officers at the various Infant Welfare Clinics. I am indebted
to the Convalescence Secretary, for the data given.
Children sent away with their mothers to
Cottages or Homes 138
Children sent away alone to Convalescent
Homes—
(а) to Coombe Cliff 29
(b) to other Homes 18
— 47
In addition, 5 children, with mothers, were sent away to
relations.