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Merton and Morden 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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TABLE XV.
CHILDREN ATTENDING CENTRES DURING 1938. By Age Groups.
| Children born in | MERTON CENTRE | MORDEN CENTRE | RAYNES PARK CENTRE PARISH HALL CENTRE | ALL CENTRES | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number attended | Attendances | Average attendances per child | Number attended | Attendances | Average attendances per child | Number attended | Attendances | Average attendances per child | Number attended | Attendances | Average attendances per child- | Number attended | Attendances | Average attendances per child | |
| 1938 (1st year) | 77 | 839 . | 10.8 | *158(1) | 1,714 | 10.8 | *313(4) | 3,167 | 10.1 | †l28(5) | 1,424 | 11.9 | 671 | 7,144 | 10.6 |
| 1937 (1st and 2nd year) | 57 | 808 | 14.1 | 203(7) | 2,686 | 13.2 | 241(5) | 4,164 | 17.2 | 55(12) | 770 | 14.0 | 544 | 8,428 | 15.4 |
| 1936 (2nd and 3rd year) | 53 | 495 | 9.3 | 176(13) | 1,196 | 6.7 | 244(5) | 2,279 | 9.3 | 37(18) | 313 | 8.4 | 492 | 4,283 | 8.7 |
| 1935 (3rd and 4th year) | 46 | 291 | 6.3 | 184(5) | 996 | 5.3 | 204(3) | 1,115 | 5.4 | 28(8) | 191 | 6.8 | 454 | 2,593 | 5.7 |
| 1934 (4th and 5th year) | 44 | 286 | 6.4 | 184(5) | 824 | 4.4 | 174 | 775 | 4.4 | 21(5) | 136 | 6.4 | 418 | 2,021 | 4.8 |
| 1933 (5th year) | 22 | 113 | 5.1 | 74(1) | 231 | 3.1 | 124 | 405 | 3.2 | 2(1) | 17 | 8.5 | 221 | 766 | 3.4 |
| All ages under | 299 | 2.832 | 9.4 | 979(32) | 7.647 | 7.8 | 1,300(17) | 11,905 | 9.1 | 271(49) | 2,851 | 10.5 | 2,800 | 25,235 | 8.9 |
* Numbers in brackets in these columns transferred to Parish Hall subsequently.
† Numbers in brackets in this column had previously attended either Morden or Raynes Park Centres previously.
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