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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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257
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Notifiable infectious diseases in schools, and also cases of
other than statutorily notifiable diseases, brought to the notice
of the department by Head Teachers and School Attendance
Officers.
Table XII.
| Name of School. | School population. | Notifiable Diseases. | Conditions notified by Teachers and School Attendance Officers. | Percentage incidents of Infectious Diseases! in Schools. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria. | Ac. Primary Pneimonia. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Chicken Pox. | Mumps. | Scabies. | Impetigo. | Sore Throats. | Ringworm (body). | Ringworm (seald). | Indefinite Sickness. | 111. Not Infectious. | Conjunctivitis | |||
| Ashburton | 859 | 7 | ... | 1 | 110 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | ... | % 14.3 |
| Beulah | 1241 | 25 | 9 | ... | 20 | 49 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 7 | ... | ... | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10.5 |
| Croydon British. | 536 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | 0 .9 | |
| Davidson | 776 | 35 | 3 | ... | 5 | 1 | 94 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 17 | ... | ... | 25 | 21 | 1 | 17 .9 |
| Ecclesbourne | 1017 | 7 | 4 | ... | 39 | 48 | 11 | ... | 8 | 14 | 2 | ... | 1 | 11 | 7 | ... | 10.7 |
| Elmwood | 1144 | 26 | 4 | ... | 24 | 7 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 4 | ... | 7 | 15 | ... | 8.1 |
| Gonville. | 373 | 4 | ... | ... | 25 | 4 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | ... | 13.1 |
| Howard | 396 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | 2 .0 |
| Legram | 902 | 13 | 4 | ... | 11 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | ... | ... | 8 | 11 | ... | 6.1 |
| Kensington Av | 377 | 4 | ... | ... | 39 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | ... | 12.5 |
| Kingsley | 1674 | 14 | 10 | ... | 12 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 33 | ... | 5.0 |
| Lanfranc | 663 | I | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | 1 | 3 | 7 | ... | 0.7 |
| Norbury Manor | 1106 | 7 | 2 | ... | 1 | 6 | 29 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 4.1 |
| Oval | 711 | 9 | 18 | ... | 62 | 3 | 12 | 2 | ... | 6 | 36 | 3 | ... | 2 | 17 | 3 | 15.2 |
| Portland | 961 | 7 | 6 | ... | 54 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | ... | 1 | 5 | 12 | ... | 8.9 |
| Purley Oaks | 513 | 10 | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | 5.1 |
| Rock mount | 576 | 6 | ... | ... | 9 | 18 | 78 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 10 | ... | 19.4 |
| South Norwood | 882 | 6 | 9 | ... | 32 | 2 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | ... | 6.2 |
| Sydenham | 738 | 6 | 2 | ... | 58 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | ... | 4 | 25 | 1 | 14.3 |
| Tavistock | 855 | 7 | 2 | ... | 33 | 3 | 5 | ... | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | ... | 2 | 20 | ... | 5.8 |
| Waddon | 1523 | 7 | 12 | ... | 45 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 63 | ... | 5.9 |
| West Thornton | 957 | 8 | 6 | ... | 78 | 16 | 26 | 3 | ... | 8 | 15 | ... | ... | 27 | 10 | ... | 14.3 |
| Whitehorse Manor | 933 | 5 | 2 | ... | 107 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 16.0 |
| Wnter bourne | 1129 | 10 | 1 | ... | 115 | 8 | 181 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 20 | 2 | 28.0 |
| Woodside | 919 | 9 | 2 | ... | 157 | 16 | 109 | 7 | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 32.6 |
| Heath Clark | 420 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 .9 |
| John Ruskin | 389 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Lady Edridge | 324 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 0.9 |
| St. Christopher's | 108 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 3.7 |
| St. Giles | 75 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ...1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 5.3 |
| Myopic Class | 20 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.0 |
| Mdington St. Mary's | 42 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 19.0 |
| All Saints' | 372 | 2 | ... | ... | 43 | 54 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | ... | 27.1 |
| Arch Tenison's | 400 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1.5 | |
| Christ Church | 461 | 2 | 2 | ... | 7 | 9 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | ... | 10.9 |
| Holy Trinity | 268 | 4 | ... | ... | 19 | 15 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 8 | ... | 16.4 |
| paiish Church | 538 | 7 | 2 | ... | 31 | 2 | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 6 | 12 | ... | 9.1 |
| St. Andrew's | 400 | 1 | ... | ... | 38 | 6 | 8 | ... | ... | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 13.2 |
| St. Joseph's | 215 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.7 |
| St. Mark's | 152 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 19.1 |
| St. Mary's | 380 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 2.1 |
| St. Peter's | 128 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 23 | 21 | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 35.9 |
| St Saviour's | 351 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 9.4 | ||
| Shirley | 264 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 14 | 46 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 23.5 |
| S'. Michael's | 218 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1.4 |
| Sel urst Grammar | 955 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.6 |
| Totals | 28241 | 282 | 115 | 6 | 1315 | 404 | 870 | 66 | 49 | 230 | 203 | 23 | 11 | 204 | 439 | 14 | |
Note.—Percentage incidence of Infectious Diseases taken from Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria,
Primary Pneumonia, Measles, Whooping Cough, Chicken-Pox and Mumps.