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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 INFANT CENTRES—1949.
| Municipal Monday | Municipal Thursday, a.m. | Municipal Thursday, p.m. | Boston Road | St. Andrew's | South Croydon | Shirley | Woodside, a.m. | Woodside, p.m. | East Croydon Tuesday | East Croydon Friday | South Norwood Tuesday | South Norwood Friday | Upper Norwood | St. Alban's Wednesday | St. Alban's Friday | Bensham Manor, a.m. | Bensham Manor, p.m. | St. Oswald's, a.m. | St. Oswald's, p.m. | West Croydon | Norbury, a.m. | Norbury, p.m. | Waddon | Selhurst | New Addington | St. Jude's Hall | Heathfield | Lecture Hall, W. Wickham | Total, 1949 | Total, 1948 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New cases under 1 year | 137 | 81 | 154 | 131 | 132 | 183 | 104 | 100 | 135 | 149 | 152 | 136 | 149 | 170 | 147 | 78 | 60 | 132 | 76 | 89 | 100 | 90 | 109 | 92 | 85 | 163 | 137 | 66 | 60 | 3397 | 3831 |
| Nq. of Re-attendances | 2002 | 1096 | 2011 | 2150 | 1983 | 2636 | 1296 | 1642 | 1999 | 2423 | 1934 | 2038 | 2299 | 1876 | 2119 | 1455 | 1562 | 1905 | 1315 | 1709 | 1494 | 1589 | 1901 | 1265 | 1202 | 1583 | 2734 | 636 | 474 | 50328 | 55464 |
| Nev cases over 1 year | 21 | 17 | 21 | 44 | 19 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 64 | 25 | 39 | 24 | 29 | 61 | 49 | 15 | 14 | 29 | - | 5 | 47 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 30 | 76 | 2 | 31 | 39 | 870 | 987 |
| No. of Re-attendances | 981 | 308 | 814 | 1142 | 866 | 1574 | 998 | 931 | 1379 | 1105 | 1198 | 977 | 772 | 1554 | 1364 | 951 | 367 | 1217 | 1068 | 1556 | 1085 | 974 | 1581 | 976 | 920 | 1031 | 1615 | 452 | 640 | 30996 | 34030 |
| Attendances of Children 0-5 | 3141 | 1502 | 3000 | 3467 | 3000 | 4431 | 2434 | 2706 | 3577 | 3702 | 3323 | 3175 | 3249 | 3661 | 3679 | 2499 | 2603 | 3283 | 2459 | 3359 | 2726 | 2665 | 3610 | 2364 | 2237 | 2853 | 4488 | 1185 | 1213 | 85591 | 94312 |
| Consultations with Doctor | 1207 | 487 | 741 | 1103 | 900 | 895 | 766 | 866 | 1114 | 812 | 666 | 943 | 962 | 1072 | 1206 | 847 | 930 | 1063 | 818 | 842 | 1041 | 760 | 848 | 845 | 809 | 936 | 1107 | 468 | 548 | 25602 | 28810 |
| No. of Sessions | 48 | 41 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 1381 | 1372 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| No. of new cases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 56 |
| No. of Re-attendances | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | 3 | 12 | - | - | 30 | - | - | 54 | 24 | - | 4 | - | - | 143 | 160 |
| Total attendances of Expectant Mothers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | — | 3 | 18 | — | 2 | 30 | — | — | 70 | 24 | — | 4 | - | - | 172 | 216 |
| Total attendances | 3141 | 1502 | 3000 | 3467 | 3000 | 4431 | 2434 | 2706 | 3577 | 3710 | 3323 | 3175 | 3249 | 3661 | 3692 | 2499 | 2606 | 3301 | 2459 | 3361 | 2756 | 2665 | 3610 | 2434 | 2261 | 2853 | 4492 | 1185 | 1213 | 85763 | 94528 |
| average for Session, 1949 | 65.4 | 36.6 | 62.5 | 72.2 | 62.5 | 92.3 | 50.7 | 56.4 | 74.5 | 78.9 | 70.7 | 66.1 | 67.7 | 77.9 | 76.9 | 53.2 | 54.3 | 68.8 | 51.2 | 70.0 | 57.4 | 55.5 | 75.2 | 50.7 | 47.1 | 59.4 | 93.6 | 24.7 | 25.3 | 62.1 | - |
| Average for Session, 1948 | 68.6 | - | 80.1 | 81.6 | 79.0 | 93.2 | 62.4 | 53.0 | 62.7 | 83.8 | 70.3 | 72.2 | 73.7 | 74.3 | 73.8 | 57.8 | 54.7 | 79.3 | 68.9 | 88.1 | 55.5 | 61.7 | 99.8 | 55.9 | 53.3 | 64.3 | 79.1 | 30.0 | 40.2 | — | 68.9 |