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Croydon 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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In accordance with Rule 33 of the Central Midwives Board,
the following reasons for the discontinuance of breast-feeding were
received : —
Illness of Mother 19
Defects of lactation 188
Other Causes 21
Total 228
Addington = 1146
Month
Mileage
Deliveries
Midwifery
Maternity
Bookings
AnteNatal
Visits
PostNatal
Visits
Gas and Air
Office Booking
Home Visits
Normal
Abnormal
Normal
Abnormal
Midwives
Pupils
Midwives
Pupils
Jan
2735
106
64
1
40
1
161
495
171
1478
710
84
139
-
Feb
2205
86
52
2
31
1
130
418
152
1152
614
76
117
-
March
2801
122
69
2
51
-
142
500
202
1590
892
108
130
-
April
2557
117
68
-
48
1
83
455
179
1483
850
100
93
-
May
2504
113
64
1
45
3
129
469
188
1540
763
91
93
-
June
2571
96
67
1
26
2
125
486
205
1269
726
79
111
-
July
2928
107
56
2
48
1
99
514
191
1435
673
84
97
-
August
2137
93
48
3
37
5
138
562
169
1394
702
87
141
-
Sept
2292
94
52
1
40
1
165
509
255
1230
750
79
118
-
Oct
2521
88
48
3
35
2
146
558
227
1288
758
79
134
-
Nov
2295
94
50
1
42
1
142
546
201
1238
654
83
150
-
Dec
2149
95
47
2
42
4
78
392
144
1146
734
82
64
41
Total
29695
1211
685
19
485
22
1538
8188
25069
1032
1387
41
WORK OF MUNICIPAL MIDWIVES.
Number of Stillbirths 9 Number of Premature births 17
Ante-Natal Clinic Attendances (Lodge Road)—
January 593 May 516 September 488
February 522 June 493 October 498
March 609 July 367 November 468
April 469 August 494 December 445
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