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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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| 0—4 | 5—8 | 9—12 | Over 12 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 9 | 39 | 21 | 3 | 72 |
| Female | 12 | 35 | 19 | 3 | 69 |
| Total | 21 | 74 | 40 | 6 | 141 |
| Average length of stay in similar age groups. | |||||
| 0—1 | 5—8 | 9—12 | Over 12 | Total (days) | |
| Male Female | 86.4 73.2 | 67.6 70.1 | 60.8 69.1 | 43.5 50.2 | 64.5 65.6 |
| Total | 79.8 | 68 8 | 64.9 | 46.8 | 65.0 |
Condition on discharge.
| 0—1 | 5—8 | 9—12 | Over 12 | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | R | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| Improved | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 29 | |
| Much Improved | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 30 | |
| No change | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 15 | |
| Discharged at parent's request | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | |||
| Total | 13 | 13 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 91 | 77 | |
CHILDREN ACTS, 1908—1933.
Since April 1st, 1930, this Act has been administered by the
Health Department. The work has been delegated to the Health
\isitors, who are made responsible to the Medical Officer of Health
'wall foster-children and foster-mothers in their respective districts.
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| No. as at Dec. 31st 1935 | Notice of Reception of Children during the year | Notice of removal to— | Children Adopted | Died | Children reaching age of 9 | No. as at Dec. 31st 1936 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | Another area with Foster Parent | Another Foster Mother | Public Insti tu-tion | ||||||
| 285 | 215 | 106 | 9 | 45 | 27 | 20 | 2 | 15 | 276 |
The number of foster-children showed a decrease of 9 during
the year.