London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Croydon 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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The Centres at which patients were examined, or from which they were referred, are given in the following list: -

Mothers.Young Children.Mothers.Young Children.
Ante-Natal637-Bensham Manor16
Post-Natal1-St. Andrew's39
Municipal Midwives274-Waddon111
Municipal830Shirley19
East Croydon918Boston Road213
l~pper Norwood33St. Stephen's313
West Croydon610Holy Trinity68
South Norwood1110Addington11
South Croydon18Wartime Nurseries-07
St. Alban's413The Retreat10-
Woodside28Referred by Dental
St. Oswald's417Officers-126

Mothers, 990. Young Children 390. Total: 1,380.
The amount received for attendance fees was £69 13s. 0d.,
as against £62 13s. 0d. in 1944.
PREMAOTRE BABIES.
Arrangements have been made for premature infants born
in hospitals or at home to be notified to the Medical Officer of
Health each week to enable the Health Visitors to follow them
up when they return home.
(1) Number of premature babies notified during 1945 who
were born—
(i) at home 46
(ii) in hospital 130
(2) The number of those born at home—
who were nursed entirely at home 40
who died during the first 24 hours 1
who survived at the end of one month 45
(3) The number of those born in hospital—
who died during the first 24 hours 17
who survived at the end of one month 113