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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table XXIII.
| 0-4 | 5—8 | 9—12 | Over 12 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 7 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 59 |
| Female | 11 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 62 |
| Total | 18 | 60 | 36 | 7 | 121 |
| 0—4 | 5—8 | 9—12 | Over 12 | Total (days) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 81.6 | 62.1 | 62.3 | 14.2 | 55.1 |
| Female | 73.4 | 73.2 | 63.8 | 23.9 | 58.6 |
| Total | 77.5 | 67.6 | 63.1 | 19.0 | 56.8 |
| 0-4 | 5—8 | 9—12 | Over 12 | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Improved | 3 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 27 |
| Much Improved | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 20 |
| No change | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | l5 | 12 |
| Discharged at parent's request | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 5 |
| Total | 8 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 40 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 88 | 64 |
CHILDREN ACTS, 1908—1933.
Since April, 1930, this Act has been administered by the
Health Department. The work has been delegated to the Health
Visitors, who are made responsible to the Medical Officer of
Health for all foster-children and foster-mothers in their respective
districts.
The Tables below give figures for 1937 : —
Table XXIV.
FOSTER CHILDREN
| No. as at Dec. 31st 1936 | 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 1937 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | Another area with Foster Parent | Another Foster Mother | Public Institution | ||||||
| 276 | 336 | 158 | 3 | 51 | 34 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 324 |
The number of foster-children showed an increase of 48
during the year.