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Edmonton 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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Attendance.
Mr. Heap has kindly furnished me with the following figures for this and the next two tables
| End of June, 1912. | End of June, 1913. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number on Books. | Average Attendance. | Number on Books. | Average Attendance. | |
| Non-provided Schools | 2288 | 2114.9 | 2307 | 2083.2 |
| Council Schools | 10909 | 9973.5 | 11122 | 1004.9 |
| Totals | 13197 | 12088.4 | 13429 | 12132.2 |
There were 13,429 children on the books at the middle of the year, besides
the children attending Enfield schools; the average number of children of the
Edmonton district attending Enfield schools during the year was 280; so that
there is in Edmonton one child in the public elementary schools for 4.9
inhabitants (reckoned on the, nett population), as compared with one child
for 4.8 inhabitants last year. The accommodation in Edmonton schools at
present is 14,365 places.
The number of children on the books of the elementary schools of the
district on 27th June, 1913, was 13,429, and the accommodation was 14,365.
The accommodation and the number of children attending each school are given below:—
| School. | Infants. | Junior Mixed. | Girls. | Boys. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accom. | No. on Books. | Accom. | No. on Books. | Accom. | No. on Books. | Accom. | No. on Books. | |
| Brettenham Road | 437 | 309 | — | — | 458 | 433 | 459 | 450 |
| Croyland Road | 369 | 329 | 420 | 410 | 369 | 353 | 537 | 512 |
| Raynham Road | 576 | 540 | 600 | 485 | 540 | 441 | 660 | 572 |
| Eldon Road | 600 | 635 | 521 | 534 | 540 | 526 | 660 | 609 |
| Silver Street | 562 | 525 | — | — | 562 | 556 | 592 | 566 |
| Houndsfield Road | 460 | 334 | 300 | 297 | 300 | 272 | 300 | 288 |
| Montagu Road | 460 | 322 | 300 | 282 | 300 | 251 | 300 | 291 |
| All Saints | 447 | 482 | — | — | 455 | 486 | — | — |
| Latymer | — | — | — | — | — | — | 300 | 308 |
| St. James | 220 | 244 | — | — | 207 | 219 | 218 | 240 |
| St. Edmund's | 88 | 90 | — | — | (248 | 238 | Senior | Mixed) |
| These figures are not included in the totals. | ||||||||
| Totals | 4219 | 3810 | 2141 | 2008 | 3731 | 3537 | 4026 | 3836 |