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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Portland | 26 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 44 | 88 | 16 | 45 | 50 | 70 | 5 | 15 | - | 22 | - | 20 | 120 | 191 |
| purley oaks | 59 | 35 | 42 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 43 | 52 | 23 | 45 | 102 | 87 |
| Rockmount | 26 | 26 | 24 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | 44 | 29 | 36 | 59 | 70 |
| Rowdown | 98 | 89 | 85 | 78 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 101 | 72 | 78 | 68 | 199 | 161 |
| St. Andrew's | - | - | - | - | 20 | 28 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 51 | 38 |
| St. Joseph's | 55 | 52 | 40 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 78 | 73 |
| St. Mark's | 16 | 12 | 14 | 11 | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 24 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 36 |
| St. Mary's | 56 | 41 | 35 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 31 | 27 | 18 | 124 | 97 |
| St. Michael's | 32 | 26 | 28 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | 26 |
| St. peter's | 10 | 18 | 5 | 16 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 40 | 39 |
| Selhurst Grammar | - | - | - | - | 199 | 72 | 85 | 38 | 110 | 106 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 309 | 178 |
| Shirley | 19 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 51 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 22 | - | 8 | - | 17 | 26 | 11 | 21 | 109 | 57 |
| South Croydon Sec. | - | - | - | - | 53 | 55 | 12 | 17 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 50 | - | 36 | - | 141 | 90 |
| South Norwood | 39 | 50 | 30 | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | - | 15 | 39 | 69 |
| Spring park | 21 | 27 | 19 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | 51 | 27 | 35 | 54 | 78 | |
| Stanley Technical | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | 10 | - | 89 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 109 | - |
| Sydenham | 28 | 19 | 23 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37 | - | 30 | 28 | 56 |
| Tavistock | - | - | - | - | 80 | 81 | 29 | 44 | 165 | 94 | 19 | 44 | - | - | - | - | 245 | 175 |
| Trinity | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Waddon | 29 | 22 | 28 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 22 |
| West Thornton | 25 | 11 | 23 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 53 | 31 | 34 | 28 | 78 | 42 |
| Whitehorse | 56 | 47 | 48 | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 39 | 57 | 29 | 52 | 95 | 104 |
| Winterbourne | 77 | 76 | 65 | 67 | - | 13 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | 77 | 99 | 60 | 87 | 154 | 188 |
| Wolsey | 65 | 42 | 57 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 56 | 48 | 49 | 42 | 121 | 90 |
| Woodside | 60 | 26 | 56 | 24 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 88 | 175 | 76 | 159 | 148 | 203 |
| 1611 | 130 3 | 1396 | 1167 | 1184 | 1436 | 460 | 743 | 1313 | 1244 | 121 | 291 | 1512 | 1592 | 1124 | 1290 | 5620 | 5575 | |
| 2914 | 2563 | 2620 | 1203 | 2557 | 412 | 3104 | 2414 | 11195 | ||||||||||
PERCENTAGE OF PARENTS PRESENT AT MEDICAL INSPECTIONS
| Entrants | Boys | 86.7 | 87.9 | 58.9 | ||
| ,, | Girls | 89.6 | ||||
| Intermediate | Boys | 38.8 | 45.9 | |||
| ,, | Girls | 51.7 | ||||
| Leavers | Boys | 9.3 | 16.1 | |||
| ,, | Girls | 23.4 | ||||
| Other Ages | Boys | 74.3 | 77.5 | |||
| 8 to 9 years | Girls | 81.3 | ||||