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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| portland | 17 | 55 | 47 | 44 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 2 | 5 1 | 7 | 1 2 | 29 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 132 | 128 | |
| Purley Oaks | 54 | 54 | 5 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 30 | 45 | 23 | 36 | 86 | 99 | |
| Rockmount | 84 | 44 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 81 | 72 | 68 | 60 | 136 | 156 | |
| 45 | 22 | 8 | 18 | 7 | – | – | – | – | 3 5 | 53 | 2 9 | 48 | 122 | 123 | ||||
| St. Andrew's | – | 8 | – | 5 | 62 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 86 | 53 |
| St. Joseph's | 42 | 41 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 34 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 76 | 70 | |
| St. Mark's | 21 | 7 | 10 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 10 | 37 | 20 | ||
| St. Mary's | 33 | 36 | 23 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 3 1 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 3 1 | 9 | 19 | 125 31 | 145 35 |
| St. Michael's | 31 | 35 | 23 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| St. Peter's | 18 | 24 | 15 | 19 | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 47 | 23 | 36 | 16 | 65 | 53 |
| Selhurst Grammar | – | – | – | – | – | 197 | – | 117 | 142 | 88 | 4 | 12 | – | – | – | – | 142 | 285 |
| Shirley | 40 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 7 | 42 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 101 | 114 |
| South Croydon Sec. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 76 | 72 | 5 | 7 | – | – | – | – | 76 | 72 |
| South Norwood | 111 | 76 | 92 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 88 | 70 | 52 | 52 | 199 | 146 |
| Spring Park | 52 | 45 | 52 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 59 | 27 | 55 | 26 | 111 | 72 |
| Stanley Technical | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 79 | – |
| Sydenham | 24 | 28 | 21 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 33 | 38 | 24 | 17 | 57 | 66 |
| Tavistock | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | – | 19 | 139 | 108 | 20 | 33 | – | – | – | – | 139 | 130 |
| Trinity | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 86 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 86 | – |
| Waddon | 37 | 38 | 28 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 37 | 38 |
| West Thornton | 28 | 33 | 27 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | 41 | 12 | 34 | 54 | 74 |
| Whitehorse Manor | 54 | 54 | 41 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 75 | 84 | 55 | 73 | 129 | 138 |
| Winterbourne | 60 | 48 | 58 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 110 | 114 | 94 | 95 | 170 | 162 |
| Wolsey | 100 | 82 | 94 | 78 | 30 | 34 | 26 | 30 | – | – | – | – | 10 2 | 102 | 94 | 93 | 232 | 218 |
| Woodside | 64 | 58 | 62 | 56 | – | 24 | – | 15 | – | – | – | – | 70 | 70 | 61 | 57 | 134 | 152 |
| 2006 | 2016 | 1773 | 1773 | 693 | 784 | 298 | 467 | 1270 | 1268 | 114 | 325 | 2130 | 1883 | 1640 | 1478 | 6099 | 59 51 | |
| 4022 | 3546 | 1477 | 765 | 2538 | 439 | 4013 | 3118 | 12050 | ||||||||||
PERCENTAGE OP PARENTS PRESENT AT MEDICAL
INSPECTIONS
| Entrants | Boys | 88. 4) | 88. 2 | 65. 3 |
| " | Girls | 87. 9) | ||
| Intermediate | Soys | 43.0) | 51.8 | |
| " | Girls | 59.6) | ||
| Leavers | Boys | 9.0 | 17. 3 | |
| " | Girls | 25. 6 | ||
| Other Ages | Boys | 77.0 | 77. 5 | |
| 8 to 9 years | Girls | 78. 5 |