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Croydon 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Croydon Rescue and Preventive Association.
This Association has a Home at 34, Morland Road. As the
Council now make a yearly financial grant of £100 towards its
conduction, it is periodically inspected by the Council’s officers.
Prospective mothers from this Home attend the Municipal AnteNatal
Clinic at Lodge Road.
I am indebted to the Superintendent, Miss Grigg Tucker,
for the subjoined particulars. Number of beds in Home, 12. Six
beds are reserved for mothers and babies and 4 are reserved for
expectant mothers. Total number of cases admitted in 1934
(a) Expectant mothers 15
(b) Mothers and babies 11
Wilford Road, Lighthouse Mission Creche.
The Council give an annual grant of £100 towards the cost of
this Creche. A total of 6,591 attendances was recorded.
The premises in which the Creche is conducted are cramped
and unsuitable, but steps are being taken to erect new premises.
COOMBE CLIFF CONVALESCENT HOME,
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: 131.
Total number of cases discharged: 153.
No. of patient days: 65.7 per patient (1934 cases).

Table XXX.Age groups of cases admitted:—

0-45—89—12Over 12Total
Male103319567
Female102922364
Total2062418131