London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Reasons for the discontinuance of breast feeding are no longer notified.
| Midwife | Mileage | Deliveries | Midmiwifery | Maternity | Gas and Air | An te-Nata Visits | 1 PoMt-Natal Visits | Bookings | Office Bookings | Home Visits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Abnormal | Normal | Abnomal | Midwives | Pupils | Midwive a | Pupils | |||||||
| 1. | 2218 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | -- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| *2. | 3461 | 92+6 | 60 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 89 | 651 | 319 | 1231 | 1177 | 147 | 176 | 38 |
| 3. | 7342 | 64+3 | 51 | - | 12 | 1 | 60 | 799 | - | 1124 | - | 72 | 68 | 5 |
| *4. | 3643 | 75+2 | 65 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 65 | 808 | 288 | 1390 | 956 | 131 | 127 | 7 |
| *5. | 3730 | 61+4 | 60 | 1 | - | - | 58 | 489 | £164 | 1232 | 852 | 111 | 110 | 6 |
| 6. | 932 | 23 | 22 | 1 | - | - | 23 | 159 | - | 38 3 | - | 24 | 30 | - |
| 7. | 3868 | 92+2 | 78 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 89 | 838 | - | 1317 | - | 75 | 75 | 12 |
| 8. | 3743 | 70 + 4 | 51 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 67 | 587 | - | 1100 | - | 75 | 82 | 22 |
| *9 | 3798 | 92 + 4 | 74 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 90 | 570 | 486 | 1142 | 1186 | 154 | 144 | 21 |
| *10. | 3439 | 101+8 | 69 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 93 | 69 4 | 241 | 1280 | 1117 | 138 | 146 | 24 |
| *11. | 6326 | 86 +10 | 66 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 77 | 888 | 534 | 1257 | 1038 | 161 | 157 | 5 |
| *12. | 5163 | 93+2 | 77 | - | 16 | - | 80 | 880 | 525 | 1143 | 1399 | 157 | 174 | 22 |
| 13. | 4793 | 79 + 1 | 64 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 79 | 793 | - | 1249 | - | 69 | 82 | 23 |
| *14. | 4390 | 78 + 9 | 32 | - | 46 | - | 69 | 9 46 | 316 | 1276 | 1244 | 179 | 171 | 17 |
| *15. | 1416 | 35+2 | 35 | - | - | - | 33 | 36 2 | 104 | 611 | 313 | 38 | 37 | 3 |
| *16. | 4101 | 76 + 8 | 67 | 1 | 8 | - | 67 | 617 | 477 | 917 | 1365 | 163 | 191 | 39 |
| *17. | 3714 | 86 + 4 | 72 | - | 14 | - | 75 | 720 | 329 | 1229 | 1241 | 157 | 146 | 30 |
| 18. | 4126 | 72+2 | 51 | 2 | 18 | - | 66 | 419 | - | 1019 | - | 62 | 66 | 14 |
| 19. | 37 80 | 60+1 | 45 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 59 | 404 | - | 1001 | - | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 20. | 1411 | 45 | 31 | - | 13 | 1 | 40 | 283 | - | 774 | - | 32 | 27 | 18 |
| 21. | 3863 | 46 + 4 | 34 | - | 12 | . | 41 | 511 | - | 1083 | - | 47 | 46 | 27 |
| 21 | 3183 | - | - | - | . | . | . | - | - | 1187 | - | - | - | 20 |
| 23. | 5037 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 1343 | - | - | - | 39 |
| Totals | 87607 | 1428 | 1104 | 17 | 287 | 20 | 1320 | 12420 | 3780 | 24288 | 11898 | 2007 | 2071 | 407 |
No. 15 Left Service 30.4.61
No. 19 commenced 27.2.61) Holiday reliefs until September
No. 20 Commenced 4.4.61) then allocated districts.
No. 6 Commenced 7.5.61 - replaced No. 5 who replaced No. 15.
No. 2i Part-time from October - not yet replaced
No.23 Clinic duties from October
Deliveries+ = Cases sent into hospital during labour.
* = Mldwlves with Pupil Midwives.
¢ = New Addlngton pupil taken over by No. 5 when No. 15
left service.