Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Mothers and Infants Welfare Association. (18 sessions per week). | Municipal Centre. (2 sessions per week). | |||||
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Free. | Half-price. | Full price. | Free. | Half-price | Full price. | |
January | 289 | 74 | 1005 | 114 | 14 | 224 |
February | 276 | 95 | 845 | 74 | 15 | 217 |
March | 332 | 102 | 744 | 95 | 16 | 286 |
April | 232 | 85 | 669 | 51 | 10 | 215 |
May | 252 | 49 | 786 | 36 | 16 | 231 |
June | 255 | 57 | 747 | 47 | 15 | 198 |
July | 198 | 78 | 1000 | 65 | 24 | 229 |
August | 230 | 86 | 892 | 46 | 18 | 189 |
September | 210 | 112 | 967 | 46 | 16 | 176 |
October | 276 | 110 | 955 | 62 | 21 | 192 |
November | 328 | 87 | 940 | 78 | 12 | 159 |
December | 312 | 104 | 847 | 110 | 2 | 159 |
Totals | 3290 | 1039 | 10397 | 824 | 179 | 2475 |
Observation Nursery.
96 babies and three mothers were admitted as compared with
110 babies and 8 mothers in 1933. The average length of stay
was 28 days, as compared with 30 days in 1933.
The following Table gives particulars: —
No. of cases in on 1st January, 1934 | 10 |
No. of cases admitted during 1934 | 96 |
Average duration of stay | 28 days |
No. of cases discharged | 88 |
(a) In good health | 76 |
(6) Improved | 8 |
(c) No improvement (3 taken out against medical advice) | 4 |
Transferred to other Institutions | 6 |
No. of cases who died | 3 |
No. in at end of 1934 | 9 |
One case transferred to Great Ormond Street Hospital-
Pyloric stenosis.
One case transferred to Croydon General Hospital—Glioma.
Four cases transferred to Borough Hospital—Pertussis.
The causes of death were: —
Prematurity 2 Pneumonia 1
The chief reasons for the admission of cases were: —
Failure to thrive | 32 | Prematurity | 3 |
Rachitis | 16 | Re-establishment of breast | |
Marasmus | 6 | feeding | 3 |
Alimentary disorders . | 8 | Weaning troubles | 3 |
Mismanagement | 8 | Enteritis | 2 |
Debility | 5 | Anaemia | 1 |
Malnutrition | 4 | Pyloric stenosis | 1 |
Bronchitis | 4 | ||
Total | 96 |