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Croydon 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Infantile Mortality in Wards from 1930 to 1937:—

Table: Table IX.

Table IX.

19301931193219331934193519361937Average over 8 years.
Upper Norwood1088076573326537063
Norbury483927303763194639
West Thornton296675335947588757
Bensham Manor397228196232203538
Thornton Heath666669444231628658
South Norwood514832425240475045
Woodside403730506657683948
East403068463063402743
Addiscombe334731354362446645
Whitehorse Manor627448626047628963
Broad Green384660574151406950
Central519122153066603847
Wad don565355635054262548
South256334917156555857
Addington............15361159...

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The Wards with the highest average infant mortality over
an eight years period are :—Upper Norwood, Whitehorse Manor,
and Thornton Heath ; the lowest averages are recorded in Bensham
Manor, Norbury, East, South Norwood, and Addiscombe.
Midwives Acts, 1902 and 1918.
121 midwives notified the Local Supervising Authority of
their intention to practise within the Borough during 1937; 43
ceased practising in the Borough ; so that 78 remained on the
Register at the end of the year. Of these 78 were trained and
held the certificate of the Central Midwives Board.
Under Section 2 (1) of the Midwives and Maternity 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. Three applications were received
and payments of £38 0s. 6d. made therein.
Uder the Midwives Act, 1936, a commencement was made
towards a comprehensive Service of Municipal Midwives. On