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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 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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There has been a decrease in the cost of the actual medical
services rendered in the Public Elementary Schools from 0.61 of
a penny rate to 0.58. The cost of maintenance in Special Schools
remains much as in 1931. The cost of milk and meals has risen
by £152.
In accordance with the provisions of the Hadow Report a
reorganisation of scholars throughout the Elementary Schools has
taken place: Schools are now classified as Senior, boys, girls and
mixed; Junior, boys, girls and mixed and Infants. The Table
below gives the number of schools and the number of pupils in
attendance thereat. The school population as given by the average
number on the registers has increased by 851. The average attendance
improved by 1 per cent.

Table: Table I.

Table I.

No. of Schools.Average number on the Registers.Average attendance.Average attendance per cent.
Senior Boys11 C.3417319994
2 N.P.38636194
Senior Girls11 C.3348306492
2 N.P.41639094
Senior Mixed6 C.2172200492
5 N.P.1215108490
Junior Boys7 C.2707251393
Junior Girls8 C.2972269891
3 N.P.77767887
Junior Mixed8 C.3396305890
3 N.P.103594791
Infants (216 under 5)14 C.4253366386
3 N.P.39433084
Schools– Church of England124223379090
Roman Catholic2
Council28222652019991
Total42264882398991

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" C."—Council. " N.P."—Non-Provided.
There was no closure of schools during the year, though measles
was prevalent during the first half of the year and again towards
the end of the year. Whooping Cough was most prevalent from