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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 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Number of Homes | Number of beds provided for | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternity | Others | Total | ||
| Homes registered during the year | ||||
| Homes on the Register at the end of the year | 15 | 36 | 395 | 431 |
Two Nursing Homes were closed during the year under review.
NURSES AGENCIES REGULATIONS, 1945
There are two agencies on the Register which supply nurses for home
nursing on a private patient paying basis.
CREMATION ACTS, 1902 and 1952
During the year 2,650 certificates were completed by the Medical
Officer of Health in the capacity of Medical Referee under the above
Acts.
PUBLIC MORTUARY AND
CORONER'S POST MORTEM ROOM 1966
Total number of Bodies received 860
Total number of Post Mortem Preparations 858
Total number of Post Mortem Examinations
for Coroner 858
Total number of Post Mortem Examinations
for Medical Officer of Health Nil.