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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Notifiable infectious diseases in schools, and also cases of other than statutorily notifiable diseases, brought to the notice of the department by Head Teachers and School Attendance Officers.
Table XVIII.
| Name of School. | School population. | Notifiable Diseases. | Conditions notified by Teachers and School Attendance Officers. | Percentage incidence of Infectious Diseases in Schools. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria. | Ac. Primary Pneumonia. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Chicken Pox. | Mumps. | Scabie- | Impetigo. | Sore Throats. | Ringworm (body). | Ringworm (scalp). | Indefinite Sickness. | 111. Not Infectious. | Conjunctivitis | |||
| Ishburion | 668 | 14 | 1 | ... | 4 | 17 | 13 | 34 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 15 | 35 | ... | % 12.4 |
| Beulsh | 1176 | 13 | ... | I | 36 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 39 | ... | 5.8 | |
| Wdon British | 560 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 6 | ... | 1.3 | |
| Davidson | 685 | 9 | 4 | ... | 3 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | ... | 16 | 36 | ... | 0.8 |
| Ecclesbournc | 977 | 8 | 3 | ... | ... | 16 | 57 | 32 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 35 | ... | 11.9 |
| !lmwood | 1093 | 6 | 1 | ... | 1 | 19 | 32 | 5 | ... | 43 | 1 | ... | ... | 16 | 17 | ... | 5.9 |
| Granville | 366 | 7 | ... | ... | 6 | 19 | 9 | 39 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 6 | ... | 21.9 |
| Howard | 445 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 0.9 |
| Anagram | 1183 | 14 | 32 | ... | 9 | 3 | 130 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 46 | ... | 16.4 |
| Kings ley | 812 | 7 | 4 | ... | 10 | 11 | 19 | ... | ... | 26 | 2 | ... | ... | 8 | 13 | ... | 6.3 |
| :amfranc | 449 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 0.9 |
| Nob bury Manor | 875 | 7 | 5 | ... | 3 | 18 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 11 | ... | 3.9 |
| Oval | 660 | 7 | 1 | ... | 26 | 17 | 4 | 2 | ... | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 8.6 |
| Portland | 1057 | 15 | 6 | ... | ... | 48 | 99 | 52 | ... | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 29 | 2 | 20.8 |
| pur ley Oaks | 487 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | 4.3 |
| Rectory Manor | 601 | 5 | 6 | ... | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | ... | ... | 5 | 18 | 6.8 | |
| Amount | 494 | 2 | 2 | ... | 5 | 11 | 5 | 69 | 2 | 6 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 11 | ... | 17.0 |
| South Norwood | 829 | 12 | 1 | ... | 20 | 24 | 47 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 19.9 | ||
| Sydenham | 826 | 5 | 2 | ... | 1 | 21 | 15 | 18 | ... | 20 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 38 | ... | 7.6 |
| Tavistock | 751 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 24 | 57 | 4 | ... | 7 | 1 | 2 | ... | 9 | 15 | ... | 12.0 |
| Waddon | 1171 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 80 | 13 | ... | 53 | 18 | 8 | l | 12 | 80 | 2 | 11.8 |
| Twst Thronton | 1026 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 48 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 55 | 2 | 11.6 |
| Whitehorse Manor | 947 | 5 | 4 | ... | 9 | 4 | 17 | 66 | 11 | 4 | 2 | l | 18 | 25 | ... | 11.1 | |
| Water bourne | 1265 | 8 | 3 | ... | 1 | 36 | 46 | 40 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 15 | 46 | 2 | 10.7 |
| Woodside | 918 | 18 | 4 | ... | 4 | 44 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | 19 | 36 | 3 | ll.0 |
| Addington | 62 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4.8 |
| All Saints' | 37* | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 27 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | l | 2 | 5 | ... | 9.1 |
| Chirst Church | 487 | 11 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | 5 | 24 | ... | 6.2 |
| Holy Trinity | 265 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 17 | 5 | 62 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 13 | ... | 33.2 |
| Parish Church | 546 | 3 | 13 | ... | 1 | 4 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 1 | ... | 12 | 26 | ... | 11.0 |
| St. Andrew's | 390 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 25 | ... | ... | 11 | 4 | 1 | ... | 7 | 9 | ... | 9.2 |
| St. Joseph's | 198 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.0 |
| St. Mark's | 146 | 13 | ... | ... | 2 | 10 | 3 | 9 | ... | 3 | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 9 | ... | 26.0 |
| St. Michal's | 363 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1.4 |
| St. peter's | 224 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4.5 | |
| St. Saviour's | 151 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 25 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 16 | ... | 31.1 |
| Shirley | 366 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 8 | 4 | ... | 19.7 |
| Tenison's | 241 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 6.7 |
| health Clark | 398 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1.8 |
| John Ruskin | 382 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | .... | 2.3 |
| Lady Edridge | 382 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.3 |
| Sel urst Grammar | 322 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1.2 |
| St. Giles | 974 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.3 |
| St. Christopher's | 70 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4.3 |
| Nyopic | 101 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Nil |
| 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Nil | |
| Totals | 279 | 127 | 4 | 144 | 558 | 875 | 594 | 32 | 381 | 132 | 36 | 12 | 337 | 766 | 14 | ||
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Diphtheria, Measles, Whooping Cough, Chicken-Pox and Mumps.