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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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ATTENDANCES AT INFANT CENTRES—1951
| Bensham Manor, Monday, a.m. | Bensham Manor, Monday, p.m. | Boston Road, Thursday, p.m. | Brighton Road, Wednesday, p.m. | East Croydon Tuesday, p.m. | East Croydon, Friday, p.m. | Monks Hill, Tuesday, p.m. | Municipal Monday, p.m. | Municipal, Thursday, a.m. | Municipal, Thursday, p.m. | New Addington, Wednesday a.m. | New Addington, Wednesday, p.m. | Norbury, Wednesday, a m. | Norbury, Wednesday, p.m | St. Albans, Wednesday, p.m. | St. Albans, Friday, p.m. | St. Andrews, Monday, p.m. | St. Judes Hall, Tuesday, a.m. | St. Judes Hall, Tuesday, p.m. | St. Oswald, Thursday, a.m. | St. Oswalds, Thursday, p.m. | Selhurst, Wednesday, p.m. | Shirley, Thursday, p.m. | South Croydon, Thursday, p.m. | South Norwood, Tuesday, p.m. | South Norwood, Friday, p.m | Spring Park Monday, p.m. | Upper Norwood, Monday, p.m. | Waddon, Wednesday, p.m. | West Croydon, Friday, p.m. | Woodside, Friday a.m. | Woodside, Friday, p.m. | Total, 1951 | Total, 1950 | |
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| New cases under 1 year | 60 | 113 | 104 | 84 | 34 | 118 | 54 | 145 | 72 | 131 | 78 | 200 | 70 | 110 | 114 | 74 | 112 | 51 | 84 | 57 | 98 | 65 | 81 | 96 | 141 | 150 | 86 | 200 | 84 | 72 | 67 | 119 | 3124 | 3098 |
| No. of Re-attendances | 1187 | 1714 | 1654 | 1437 | 1741 | 1663 | 609 | 1613 | 1069 | 1928 | 902 | 1900 | 1235 | 1971 | 1971 | 1156 | 1836 | 1381 | 1773 | 1076 | 1572 | 1031 | 1280 | 1534 | 1784 | 1881 | 1395 | 2185 | 1190 | 975 | 1141 | 1558 | 47342 | 46992 |
| New cases over 1 year | 11 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 41 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 45 | 118 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 27 | 34 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 735 | 714 |
| No. of Re-attendances | 1026 | 1317 | 1175 | 634 | 1156 | 986 | 588 | 869 | 454 | 740 | 698 | 1376 | 1071 | 1608 | 1027 | 953 | 932 | 921 | 1284 | 808 | 1302 | 921 | 759 | 1040 | 1057 | 894 | 763 | 1405 | 849 | 797 | 684 | 997 | 31091 | 30121 |
| Attendances of Children 0-5 | 2284 | 3166 | 2952 | 2167 | 2948 | 2787 | 1292 | 2650 | 1611 | 2818 | 1723 | 3594 | 2391 | 3712 | 3127 | 2199 | 2897 | 2359 | 3145 | 1944 | 2991 | 2037 | 2144 | 2694 | 3002 | 2952 | 2278 | 3828 | 2153 | 1858 | 1900 | 2689 | 82292 | 80925 |
| Consultations with Doctor | 849 | 1093 | 966 | 600 | 706 | 717 | 547 | 932 | 664 | 1036 | 421 | 1072 | 794 | 991 | 968 | 762 | 874 | 691 | 747 | 727 | 875 | 720 | 547 | 904 | 919 | 936 | 763 | 915 | 815 | 921 | 555 | 791 | 25868 | 23558 |
| No. of sessions | 49 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 1542 | 1440 |
| Expectant Mothers: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. of new cases | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | 16 | 17 |
| No. of Re-attendances | — | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 54 | - | - | - | 59 | 85 |
| Total attendances of Expectant Mothers | — | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 67 | - | - | - | 75 | 102 |
| Total Attendances | 2284 | 3167 | 2955 | 2167 | 2948 | 2787 | 1292 | 2650 | 1611 | 2818 | 1723 | 3594 | 2391 | 3713 | 3127 | 2199 | 2897 | 2359 | 3148 | 1944 | 2991 | 2037 | 2144 | 2694 | 3002 | 2952 | 2278 | 3828 | 2220 | 1858 | 1900 | 2689 | 32367 | 31027 |
| Average per Session, 1951 | 46.6 | 64.6 | 61.6 | 45.1 | 61.4 | 58.1 | 26.9 | 54.1 | 33.6 | 58.7 | 35.9 | 72.9 | 49.8 | 77.4 | 65.1 | 45.8 | 59.1 | 49.1 | 65.6 | 40.5 | 62.3 | 42.4 | 44.7 | 56.1 | 62.5 | 61.5 | 46.5 | 78.1 | 46.3 | 38.7 | 39.6 | 56.0 | 53.4 | — |
| Average for Session, 1950 | 43.9 | 74.7 | 57.4 | 26.3 | 72.5 | 61.8 | 21.1 | 60.4 | 40.9 | 56.3 | - | 67.0 | 55.7 | 74.2 | 71.9 | 54.6 | 63.6 | 43.1 | 79.8 | 50.5 | 59.3 | 41.4 | 45.1 | 79.3 | 65.5 | 61.0 | — | 80.9 | 42.8 | 46.9 | 42.6 | 57.7 | — | 56.3 |
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