London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Croydon 1966

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

This page requires JavaScript

Text

Copy text to clipboard

12
Marriages
When supplying these figures Mr. Stevens, the Croydon Superintendent
Registrar, kindly analysed recent trends and commented uOf the total
number of persons giving me notice of intention to marry at either Church
or Register Office in the year 1954, 13.8% were under the age of 21 years
rising in 1966 to 22.03%."

Table: The number of marriages solemnised in 1966 was as follows:—

The number of marriages solemnised in 1966 was as follows:—

Church of EnglandNon-ConformistRegister Office
1,1025881,048

Table: Notification of BirthsNotifications were received in respect of confinements conductedby:-

Notification of Births

Notifications were received in respect of confinements conducted

by:-

Live BirthsStill BirthsTotal
Midwives3,993334,026
Doctors1,267311,298
5,260645,324

Table: Accommodation for ConfinementsThe following table shows where babies were born in the Borough of Croydon during the whole of 1966. 532 residents had babies outside Croydon and 225 non-residents were confined in Croydon

Accommodation for Confinements

The following table shows where babies were born in the Borough of Croydon during the whole of 1966. 532 residents had babies outside Croydon and 225 non-residents were confined in Croydon

NumberPercentage
In Private Houses1,61530.70
In Public Institutions3,51566.82
In registered Maternity Homes1302.47
Total5,260