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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 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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THE WORK OF THE SCHOOL DENTISTS.
TABLE. IX.
Dental Inspection of Schools
| school. | children examined. | teeth all sound. | teeth defective. | percentage with sound teeth. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boys. | girls. | total. | boys. | girls. | boys. | girls. | boys. | girls. | |
| Whitehorse Road | 96 | 78 | 174 | 17 | 9 | 79 | 69 | 17.7 | 11.5 |
| Christ Church, Boston Rd. | 7 | 8 | 15 | ... | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14.3 | 25.0 |
| Shirley School | 5 | 4 | 9 | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | ... | ... |
| St. Mark's | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1 | ... | 5 | 8 | 8.3 | ... |
| Ecclesbourne Road | 30 | 35 | 65 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 2.0 | 17.1 |
| st. Joseph's | 12 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 16.6 | 9.0 |
| St. Michael's | 11 | 15 | 26 | 1 | ... | 10 | 15 | 9.0 | ... |
| Princess Road | 42 | 45 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 41 | 21.4 | 8.8 | |
| Portland Road | 68 | 79 | 147 | 7 | 10 | 61 | 69 | 10.3 | 12.6 |
| Stanford Road | 20 | 17 | 37 | 3 | ... | 17 | 17 | 15.0 | ... |
| Ingram Road | 17 | 13 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 17.6 | 53.0 |
| Holy Trinity | 12 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 8.3 | 0.14 | |
| Winterbourne Road | 42 | 45 | 87 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 39 | 7.1 | 13.3 |
| Sydenham Road | 40 | 50 | 90 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 47 | 12.5 | 6.0 |
| St. Saviour's | 37 | 21 | 58 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 18.9 | 14.3 |
| Upper Norwood | 20 | 13 | 33 | 2 | ... | 18 | 13 | 10.0 | ... |
| All Saints' | 9 | 13 | 22 | ... | 1 | 9 | 12 | ... | 7.7 |
| Parish Church | 44 | 57 | 101 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 42 | 4.5 | 1.5 |
| Boston Road | 38 | 39 | 77 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 35 | 7.9 | 10.2 |
| Woodside | 27 | 28 | 55 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 3.7 | 17.8 |
| Brighton Road | 14 | 16 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 35.7 | 25.0 |
| South Norwood | 37 | 32 | 69 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 29 | 10.8 | 9.3 |
| Mitcham Road | 91 | 84 | 175 | 14 | 11 | 76 | 69 | 15.3 | 13.09 |
| Tavistock Grove | 28 | 25 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 10.7 | 12.0 |
| St. Peter's | 35 | 35 | 70 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 34 | 25.7 | 2.8 |
| Dering Place | 20 | 18 | 38 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 10.0 | 33.3 |
| Christ Church, Longley Rd. | 23 | 24 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 22 | 8.7 | 8.3 |
| St. Andrew's | 27 | 31 | 58 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 27 | 11.1 | 12.9 |
| Davidson Road | 32 | 41 | 73 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 38 | 18.7 | 7.3 |
| Oval Road | 41 | 36 | 77 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 33 | 14.6 | 8.3 |
| Totals | 931 | 935 | 1866 | 127 | 108 | 799 | 817 | 13.64 | 11.5 |