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Croydon 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: Infantile Mortality in Wards from 1929 to 1936:—T able IX.

Infantile Mortality in Wards from 1929 to 1936:—

T able IX.

19291930193119321933193419351936Averages over 8 years.
Upper Norwood7010880765733265363
Norbury204839273037631936
West Thornton632966753359475854
Bensham Manor55397 2281962322041
Thornton Health996666694442316261
South Norwood545148324252404746
Woodside594037305066576851
East634030684630634047
Addiscombe713347318543624446
Whitehorse Manor746274486260476261
Broad Green763846605741514051
Central425191221530666047
Wad on635653556350542652
South612563349171565557
Addington...............153611...

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The Wards with the highest infant mortality over an
eight years period are: Upper Norwood, Thornton Heath, and
Whitehorse Manor; the lowest averages are recorded Norbury,
Bensham Manor and East, and Addiscombe.
Midwise Acts, 1902 and 1918.
106 midwives notified the Local Supervising Authority of their
intention to practise within the Borough during 1936; 26 ceased
practising in the Borough ; so that 80 remained on the Register at
the end of the year. of these 77 were trained and held the certificate
the Central Midwives Board, and 2 were bona-fide midwives
i.e.,they were in practice as midwives at the time of the passing
of the midwives Act, 1902, while 1 held certificate of London
Obstetrical.
Under Section 2 (1) of Midwives and Materninty Homes
Act, 1926, a midwife is enabled to claim compensation for loss of
practice on account of suspension from work to prevent the possible
spread of infection. One application was received and a payment
of £2 2s. made therein.