Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The Conditions of Babies on First Attendance at a Maternity and Child Welfare Centre,
Table XVII.
No. found healthy on 1st visit. | Percentage. | No. found ailing on 1st visit | Digestive Troubles. | Rickets. | Respiratory Troubles | Other Causes. | Babies on Breast Feeding' only. | Percentage. | Babies Bottle fed only. | Babies partly breast and partly bottle fed. | No. found healthy on 1st visit. | Percentage. | No. found ailing on 1st visit. | Digestive Troubles. | Rickets. | Respiratory Troubles | Other Causes. | No. still on Breast at 1st visit. | No. Weaned and on solid food. | Percentage. | No. on solid food and the Breast. | No. on solid food and the bottle. | Total first attendances tabulated. | |
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Muncipal (2) | 350 | 94 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 267 | 72 | 73 | 32 | 68 | 78 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 87 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 459 |
St. Albans (2) | 164 | 79 | 43 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 130 | 63 | 59 | 11 | 48 | 72 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 60 | 90 | 0 | 4 | 274 |
Boston Road | 69 | 78 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 58 | 66 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 60 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 75 | 0 | 5 | 108 |
West Croydon | 54 | 71 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 53 | 70 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 60 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 93 | 0 | 1 | 91 |
Norbury | 87 | 82 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 57 | 54 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 59 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 81 | 0 | 4 | 128 |
St. Paul's | 148 | 88 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 92 | 54 | 69 | 8 | 59 | 87 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 97 | 0 | 4 | 237 |
Holy Trinity | 45 | 71 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 60 | 21 | 4 | 16 | 53 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 93 |
Shirley | 130 | 88 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 96 | 65 | 40 | 12 | 19 | 63 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 178 |
South Croydon | 102 | 86 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 78 | 66 | 27 | 14 | 28 | 72 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 97 | 0 | 1 | 158 |
South Norwood(2) | 148 | 88 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 144 | 61 | 39 | 13 | 63 | 81 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 91 | 0 | 7 | 247 |
St. Andrew's | 53 | 56 | 42 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 65 | 68 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 91 | 0 | 2 | 117 |
Upper Norwood | 56 | 61 | 36 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 43 | 38 | 14 | 35 | 66 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 51 | 96 | 0 | 1 | 145 |
Waddon | 76 | 95 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 75 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 75 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
East Croydon (2). | 251 | 94 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 183 | 68 | 60 | 25 | 89 | 81 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 110 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 378 |
Woodside | 123 | 81 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 88 | 58 | 57 | 6 | 46 | 70 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 61 | 92 | 2 | 3 | 217 |
St. Oswald's | 58 | 58 | 42 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 56 | 56 | 26 | 18 | 16 | 46 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 35 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 135 |
St. jude's | 127 | 85 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 99 | 66 | 45 | 5 | 25 | 69 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 185 |
Addington | 46 | 63 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 47 | 23 | 15 | 108 | 69 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 113 | 72 | 3 | 35 | 229 |
Totals | 2087 | 83 | 438 | 253 | 24 | 49 | 111 | 1638 | 65 | 669 | 227 | 680 | 71 | 274 | 57 | 41 | 50 | 128 | 2 | 873 | 92 | 5 | 67 | 3479 |