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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
Malden and Coombe 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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SCHOOLS.
The children attending the Public Elementary Schools in the district at the beginning of the year (1939) numbered:—
| Boys | 2,008 |
| Girls | 1,881 |
| 3,889 |
The numbers attending each school were as follows:—
| Kingston Vale— | Girls. | Boys. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Mixed | 17 | 67 | |
| Infants | 12 | 17 | |
| MALDEN. | |||
| Parochial— | |||
| Junior Mixed | 44 | 51 | 139 |
| Infants | 18 | 26 | |
| Sheephouse Lane— | |||
| Junior Mixed | 116 | 133 | 495 |
| Infants | 101 | 145 | |
| Beverley Central | — | 288 | 288 |
| NEW MALDEN. | |||
| New Malden East— | |||
| Central | 356 | — | 1,020 |
| Junior Mixed | 166 | 184 | |
| Infants | 162 | 152 | | |
| New Malden West— | |||
| Central | 210 | 230 | 1,384 |
| Junior Mixed | 267 | 283 | |
| Infants | 170 | 224 | 185 |
| Elm Boad Junior | — | 185 | |
| Lime Grove— | |||
| Junior | 165 | - | 311 |
| Infants | 73 | 73 | |
| 1,881 | 2,008 | 3,889 | |
This shows an increase of 50 scholars compared
with last year's total.