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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Entrants | Intermediate | Leavers | 8 to 9 years | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Exmnd. | Parents Present | Number Exmnd. | Parents Present | Number Exmnd. | Parents Present | Number Exmnd. | Parents Present | Number Exmnd. | ||||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Addington New | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32 | 14 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32 | 14 |
| All Saints' | 58 | 41 | 54 | 33 | 36 | 22 | 20 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 110 | 73 |
| Arch. Tenison's B. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 56 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 56 | ... |
| ,, „ Girls | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 |
| Ashburton | 16 | 24 | 16 | 23 | 49 | 25 | 36 | 15 | 71 | 88 | 12 | 20 | 48 | 85 | 34 | 59 | 184 | 222 |
| Benson | 42 | 24 | 37 | 23 | 46 | 35 | 40 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 107 | 80 |
| Beulah | 80 | 87 | 81 | 59 | 133 | 112 | 68 | 78 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 167 | 65 | 134 | 43 | 389 | 264 |
| Christ Church | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 37 | 6 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | 33 | 18 | 26 | 60 | 89 |
| Croydon British | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 40 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 40 |
| Cypress | 33 | 26 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 33 | 18 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 86 | 88 |
| Davidson | 28 | 34 | 24 | 31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 54 | 77 | 11 | 31 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 101 | 126 |
| Duppas | 22 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 53 | 31 | 21 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 58 | 44 | 33 | 18 | 133 | 88 |
| Ecclesbourne | 53 | 54 | 52 | 47 | 49 | 3 | 22 | 3 | ... | 52 | ... | 19 | 70 | 9 | 55 | 8 | 172 | 118 |
| Elmwood | 42 | 59 | 39 | 52 | 55 | 20 | 33 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 74 | 67 | 49 | 56 | 171 | 146 |
| Gilbert Scott | 109 | 51 | 96 | 45 | 54 | 51 | 16 | 35 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36 | 61 | 27 | 46 | 199 | 163 |
| Gonville | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 9 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 39 | 51 |
| Heath Clark | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | 23 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | 23 |
| Howard | 19 | 23 | 13 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 73 | 32 | 47 | 22 | 92 | 55 |
| Ingram | 47 | 41 | 45 | 37 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 53 | 122 | 3 | 41 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 100 | 163 |
| John Ruskin | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 56 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 56 | ... |
| Kensington av. | 20 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 12 | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 27 |
| Kingsley | 49 | 37 | 40 | 32 | 80 | 13 | 25 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 140 | 56 |
| Lanfranc | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 294 | 37 | 67 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 310 | 42 |
| Monks Orchard | 48 | 71 | 46 | 68 | 31 | 51 | 16 | 43 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 102 | 142 |
| Norbury Manor | 25 | 28 | 21 | 28 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 57 | 55 | 11 | 23 | 93 | 80 | 47 | 176 | 138 | |
| Oval | 96 | 86 | 85 | 70 | 43 | 45 | 19 | 31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 139 | 149 | |
| Parish Church | 22 | 32 | 20 | 32 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 23 | 13 | 19 | 41 | 55 |
| Portland | 57 | 49 | 47 | 17 | 26 | 5 | 15 | 97 | 134 | 13 | 78 | 26 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 192 | 220 | |
| Purley Oaks | 51 | 47 | 50 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 57 | 11 | 12 | 62 | 40 | 32 | 37 | 213 | 164 | |||
| Rockmount | 65 | 47 | 55 | 36 | 51 | 48 | 40 | 43 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 52 | 54 | 49 | 50 | 168 | 149 |
| St. Andrew's | 29 | 16 | 27 | 14 | 42 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 18 | ... | 7 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 109 | 85 |
| St. Joseph's | 36 | 47 | 33 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 2 | 36 | 52 | |
| St. Mark's | 21 | 14 | 15 | 12 | ... | 14 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | ... | 12 | 21 | 43 |
| St. Mary's R.C. | 39 | 17 | 34 | 12 | 55 | 42 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 27 | ... | 3 | 40 | 18 | 28 | 148 | 126 | |
| St. Michael's | 22 | 23 | 20 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22 | 23 |
| St. Peter's | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 6 | 6 | 30 | 29 |
| Sch. of Building | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 42 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 42 | ... |
| Selhurst Gram. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 51 | ... | 35 | 102 | 105 | 3 | 42 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 102 | 156 |
| Shirley | 25 | 32 | 21 | 29 | 32 | 19 | 22 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 69 | 68 |
| South Norwood | 19 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 90 | 60 | 56 | 33 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 44 | 36 | 27 | 29 | 153 | 119 |
| Spring Park | 123 | 65 | 116 | 64 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | 27 | 17 | 21 | 174 | 114 |
| Stanley Technical | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 62 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 62 | ... |
| Sydenham | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 47 | 54 | 26 | 34 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 92 | 18 | 51 | 13 | 150 | 85 |
| Tavistock | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | 49 | 43 | 9 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 49 | 47 |
| Waddon | 34 | 23 | 28 | 20 | 33 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 95 | 56 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 56 | 19 | 36 | 192. | 159 |
| West Thornton | 59 | 54 | 54 | 47 | 12 | 62 | 6 | 40 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 89 | 67 | 67 | 63 | 160 | 183 |
| Whitehorse Manr. | 90 | 52 | 78 | 46 | 18 | 97 | 6 | 62 | 122 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 105 | ... | 90 | 230 | 254 |
| Winterbourne | 57 | 45 | 53 | 42 | 96 | ... | 35 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 72 | ... | 60 | 153 | 117 |
| Wolsey | 93 | 101 | 86 | 88 | 64 | 36 | 29 | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 70 | 73 | 53 | 55 | 227 | 210 |
| Woodside | 59 | 49 | 55 | 46 | 82 | 119 | 56 | 78 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 93 | 97 | 68 | 74 | 234 | 265 |
| 1749 | 1527 1577 | 1327 | 1435 | 1248 | 762 | 830 | 1355 | 964 | 183 | 351 | 1458 | 1366 | 1051 | 1066 | 5997 | 1105 | ||
| 3276 | 2904 | 2683 | 1592 | 2319 | 534 | 2824 | 2117 | 11102 | ||||||||||
PERCENTAGE OF PARENTS PRESENT AT MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS
| Entrants | Boys | 90.2 | 88.6 | 64.4 | ||
| ,, | Girls | 86.9 | ||||
| Intermediate | Boys | 53.1 | 59.3 | |||
| ,, | Girls | 66.5 | ||||
| Leavers | Boys | 13.5 | 23.0 | |||
| ,, | Girls | 35.4 | ||||
| Other Ages | Boys | 72.1 | 75.0 | |||
| 8/9 years | Girls | 78 0 | ||||