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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Attendances at Midwives' Ante-Natal Clinics were less than in 1948, due partly to the fall in the birth-rate and partly to Some mothers being attended by their doctors, under the Maternity Scheme of the General Practitioner Service.
| Lodge Road (Hospital Cases) | Municipal | Midwives | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lodge Road | Addington | |||
| Ante-Natal Clinic: | ||||
| No. of cases seen | 3069 | 857 | 131 | 4057 |
| „ ,, new cases | 2190 | 557 | 131 | 2878 |
| ,, ,, attendances | 18978 | 7846 | 633 | 27457 |
| Post-Natal Clinic: | ||||
| No. of cases seen | 1588 | 24 | 1612 | |
| „ „ new cases | 2424 | 24 | 2448 | |
| „ ,, attendances | 3020 | 34 | 3054 |
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SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER NATIONAL
HEALTH SERVICE ACT, 1946.
Health Centres.
Considerable attention was given to the theoretical planning
and distribution of Health Centres in Croydon, but no schemes
were submitted to the Ministry of Health during the year under
review,
CARE OF MOTHERS AND CHILDREN.
Ante- and Post-Natal Clinics.
At Lodge Road the new extensions were completed and have
made a great difference to the comfort and convenience of mothers
and staff. The work of these Clinics was modified in certain
details. Mothers booked for hospital confinement are now seen
by the doctors and midwives who will attend them while in
hospital, separate sessions being held for domiciliary booked
cases, and the district midwives deal with such clinics, assisting
medical officers of the Health Department. The Senior
Obstetrician of Mayday Hospital is in Clinical Charge of the
entire Clinic. Almoners work both in the wards and in the Anteand
Post-Natal Clinics. These arrangements are administratively
exceedingly complex, and they work smoothly because of
the willing co-operation of all concerned.
A new Clinic was opened at New Addington to serve this
relatively remote portion of the Borough. The general practitioner
of the area, who performs approximately 85 per cent. of
the midwifery, was appointed as the Clinic Medical Officer, but
the general practitioner obstetricians practising in the area were
invited to see their cases at this clinic. These arrangements are
working well and there is complete co-operation between general
practitioner obstetricians and the district midwives.
Including Gynaecological cases