London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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| Extent of Defect | Intermediate | Leavers | Other Ages | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |||||||
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. % | No. | % | No. | % | % | % | ||
| Normal: R | 1392 | 97.0 | 1204 | 96.5 | 1273 | 93.9 | 909 | 94.3 | 1415 | 97.0 | 1328 | 97.2 | 96.0 | 96.2 |
| 6/6ths or 6/9ths L | 1388 | 96.7 | 1205 | 96.6 | 1266 | 93.4 | 905 | 93.9 | 1402 | 96.2 | 1322 | 96.8 | 95.5 | 95.9 |
| 6/12ths or 6/24ths | ||||||||||||||
| 37 | 2.6 | 40 | 3.2 | 69 | 5.1 | 48 | 5.0 | 35 | 2.5 | 33 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | |
| 38 | 2.7 | 37 | 3.0 | 68 | 5.0 | 44 | 4.6 | 47 | 3.2 | 39 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | |
| 6/36ths or worse | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.3 | 13 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.7 | 8 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | |
| 9 | 0.6 | 6 | 0.5 | 21 | 1.6 | 15 | 1.5 | 9 | 0.6 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | |
Cost of the School Health Service.
The gross cost of the medical, dental and nursing services
was £30,030. The expenditure is subject to Education grant.
Cost of Special Schools.
£
Schools maintained by the Council 19,765
Other Schools (not maintained by local authorities) 6,965
Adjustments with other authorities in respect of
Special Schools—
Full cost £2,200
Rate cost 242
2,442
£29,172
With the exception of £242 calculated at Rate Cost, the
above expenditure is subject to Education grant.
Cost of Milk and Meals.
Meals and Milk cost £161,528. Income from payment for
meals was £63,968, making a net cost of £97,560, on which grant
is paid of 100 per cent. on approved expenditure.