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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Schools | No. of Departments | Number on the Registers | Average attendance | Average attendance per cent. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY SCHOOLS Council Junior Mixed | 2 | 712 | 641 | 90 |
| Senior and Junior Boys | 1 | 327 | 291 | 92 |
| Senior and Junior Girls | 1 | 284 | 255 | 90 |
| Senior and Junior Mixed | 2 | 885 | 820 | 92 |
| Junior Boys | 7 | 2076 | 1906 | 92 |
| Junior Girls | 5 | 1377 | 1255 | 91 |
| Junior Girls and Infants | 3 | 1206 | 1080 | 90 |
| Junior Mixed and Infants | 12 | 4874 | 4385 | 90 |
| Infants | 14 | 3314 | 2910 | 89 |
| Voluntary Senior and Junior Boys | 47 | 15056 | 13546 | 90 |
| 1 | 207 | 189 | 91 | |
| Senior Mixed and Infants | 3 | 823 | 732 | 89 |
| Junior Girls and Infants | 2 | 375 | 323 | 86 |
| Junior Mixed and Infants | 4 | 711 | 635 | 89 |
| Senior and Junior Mixed | 1 | 310 | 262 | 85 |
| Infants | 2 | 164 | 136 | 83 |
| 13 | 2590 | 2277 | 88 | |
| 3 | 299 | 252 | 84 | |
| 2 | 401 | 379 | 95 | |
| Boys (Grammar) | 2 | 920 | 880 | 96 |
| Girls (Grammar) | 1 | 563 | 525 | 93 |
| Boys (Central) | 1 | 213 | 203 | 95 |
| Girls (Central) | 1 | 370 | 350 | 95 |
| Mixed (Heath Clark) | 1 | 311 | 295 | 95 |
| Girls (Coloma) | 1 | 504 | 473 | 94 |
| 9 | 3282 | 3105 | 94 |
Medical Inspection in Schools.
A total of 5,758 children were examined as compared with
7,017 in 1946, and 8,986 parents attended the examinations. The
percentage attendance of parents in the Entrants' group was for
boys 86.5 per cent.; and girls 86.5 per cent.; in the Intermediate
group, boys 58.0 per cent., girls 76.6 per cent.; and in the
Leavers' group, boys 22.8 per cent., girls 34.1 per cent.
The total percentage of parents attending was 69.2 as against
65.4 last year.
783 specials and re-inspections of children were carried out.