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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Maternity Homes. | Other Nursing Homes. | Combined Maternity and other Nursing Homes. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Homes on Register, on 31/12/33 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 52 |
| No. of Applications for Registration during 1934 | 1 | 8 | – | 9 |
| No. of Homes registered during 1934 | 1 | 8 | – | 9 |
| No. of Orders made : | ||||
| (a) Refusing Registration | — | — | – | — |
| (b) Cancelling Registration | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| No. of Appeals against such Orders | – | – | – | – |
| No. of Cases in which Orders have been : | ||||
| — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | |
| No. of Applications for exemption from registration | _ | _ | — | — |
| No. of Cases in which exemption has been : | ||||
| (a) Granted | — | — | — | — |
| _ | _ | — | — | |
| (c) Refused | — | — | — | — |
| No. of Homes on Register on 31/12/34 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 58 |
| No. of Beds available | 65 | 226 | (a) 117 | |
| (b) Other Beds 89 | (6) 315 |
Doctors' Accounts Under Section 14 (1) of the Midwives Act, 1918.
172 accounts were received from doctors for services rendered
under the provisions of this section. This compares with 140
in 1933; 153 in 1932; 136 in 1931; 149 in 1930; and 112 in 1929.
The total amount of the accounts was £248 14s. 0d. £81 14s. 3d.
was ultimately recovered from the patients. In 1933 the amount
Paid to doctors was £225; in 1932, £230 1s. 6d.; and in 1931,
£224 5s. 6d.