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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Municipal. | Boston Road. | St. Andrew's. | South Croydon. | Shirley. | Woodside. | Lr. Addiscombe Road. | South Norwood. | Westow Street. | Moffatt Road. | St. Alban's. | St. Paul's. | | St. Oswald's. | West Croydon. | Norbury. | Waddon. | St. Jude's. | Total 1936. | Total 1935. | Total 1934. | Total 1933. | Total 1932. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infants : | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| New cases under 1 year | 378 | 109 | 114 | 110 | 89 | 118 | 188 | 222 | 60 | 50 | 186 | 94 | 91 | 115 | 87 | 85 | 138 | 2234 | 2224 | 2190 | 2194 | 2278 |
| No. of re-attendances | 4943 | 1845 | 1860 | 1667 | 1665 | 1754 | 3217 | 3507 | 849 | 964 | 3464 | 1246 | 1762 | 1526 | 1897 | 1387 | 2313 | 35866 | 36235 | 33227 | 36620 | 35161 |
| New cases over 1 year | 107 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 39 | 98 | 64 | 43 | 13 | 67 | 29 | 19 | 51 | 43 | 46 | 28 | 772 | 857 | 1019 | 1027 | 1052 |
| No. of re-attendances | 4919 | 1957 | 1929 | 1781 | 1612 | 1464 | 2820 | 3160 | 1576 | 998 | 3543 | 1482 | 1450 | 2171 | 2105 | 2517 | 1753 | 37237 | 39983 | 36403 | 37622 | 34645 |
| Attendances of children 0-5 | 10347 | 3946 | 3935 | 3589 | 3393 | 3375 | 6323 | 6953 | 2528 | 2025 | 7260 | 2851 | 3322 | 3863 | 4132 | 4035 | 4232 | 76109 | 79299 | 72839 | 77463 | 73136 |
| Consultations with Doctor | 2749 | 1025 | 1066 | 1208 | 854 | 1193 | 2446 | 2476 | 914 | 756 | 2466 | 1202 | 853 | 1438 | 796 | 1151 | 1140 | 23733 | 23924 | 24721 | 25251 | 24652 |
| No. of Sessions | 100 | 51 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 97 | 98 | 51 | 48 | 99 | 47 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 1030 | 991 | 978 | 979 | 972 |
| Expectant Mothers : | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nc. of new cases | 52 | 1 | ... | 3 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 22 | ... | 9 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 15 | 231 | 195 | 312 | 305 | 33 |
| No of re-attendances | 61 | 43 | 11 | 17 | 32 | 20 | 70 | 119 | 104 | 40 | 102 | 26 | 31 | 46 | 27 | 130 | 20 | 899 | 657 | 826 | 906 | 103 |
| Total attendances of Expectant Mothers | 113 | 44 | 11 | 20 | 41 | 30 | 99 | 136 | 120 | 51 | 124 | 26 | 40 | 50 | 32 | 158 | 35 | 1130 | 852 | 1138 | 1211 | 1369 |
| Total attendances | 10460 | 3990 | 3946 | 3603 | 3434 | 3405 | 6422 | 7089 | 2648 | 2076 | 7384 | 2877 | 3362 | 3913 | 4164 | 4193 | 4267 | 77239 | 80151 | 73977 | 78674 | 74505 |
| Average attendance per Session | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1936 | 104.6 | 78.2 | 82.2 | 75.2 | 71.5 | 72.4 | 66.2 | 72.3 | 51.9 | 43.3 | 74.6 | 61.2 | 67.2 | 78.3 | 81.6 | 85.6 | 88.9 | *75.0 | ||||
| 1935 | 111.7 | 75.9 | 79.0 | 89.5 | 74.9 | 72.9 | 89.9 | 72.3 | 55.3 | 48.5 | 73.8 | 78.7 | 74.4 | 95.6 | 84.3 | 94.0 | 86.4 | *80.9 | ||||
| 1934 | 98.0 | 73.3 | 68.0 | 87.0 | 57.4 | 62.2 | 108.9 | 69.5 | 49.8 | 52.9 | 69.0 | 68.8 | 61.5 | 100.4 | 84.6 | 84.3 | 77.8 | *75.6 | ||||
| 1933 | 98.7 | 75.7 | 70.0 | 77.9 | 47.3 | 73.4 | 108.6 | 83.4 | 69.3 | 63.3 | 82.3 | 72.6 | 62.5 | 107.8 | 96.5 | 75.1 | 75.5 | *80.4 | ||||
| 1932 | 88.0 | 79.2 | 71.4 | 71.1 | 46.4 | 79.4 | 97.1 | 78.4 | 74.4 | 66.6 | 74.6 | 68.0 | 67.7 | 98.1 | 102.3 | 70.6 | 52.9 | *76.7 | ||||
| 1931 | 82.7 | 68.0 | 67.3 | 76.0 | 48.0 | 78.0 | 76.7 | 87.0 | 75.7 | 55.1 | 73.2 | 74.3 | 62.7 | 88.2 | 98.0 | 59.7 | ... |
* Total average attendance each week at all the Centres.