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Croydon 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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233
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
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 XII.
| Name of School. | School population. | Notifiable Diseases. | Conditions notified by Teachers and School Attendance Officers. | Prcentage incidcnce of Infectious Diseases in Schools. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria. | Ac. Primary Pneumonia. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Chicken Pox | Mumps. | Scabies. | Impetigo. | Sore Throats. | Ringworm (body). | Ringworm (scalp). | Indefinite Sickness. | 111. Not Infectious. | Conjunctivitis' | |||
| Ashburton | 776 | 6 | ... | 1 | 6 | 22 | 57 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | % 12.0 |
| Beulah | 1273 | 8 | ... | 1 | 182 | 25 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 22 | 1 | 1906 |
| Croydon British | 513 | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | 7 | 18 | ... | 1.8 |
| Davidson | 709 | 7 | 5 | ... | 73 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 1 | ... | 18 | 20 | ... | 12.5 |
| Ecclesbourne | 1004 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 39 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5 | ... | ... | 6 | 9 | 3 | 8.2 |
| Elmwood | 1127 | 6 | 4 | ... | 42 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 1 | ... | 9 | 13 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Gonville | 368 | 11 | ... | ... | 70 | 38 | 5 | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 2 | 17 | 3 | ... | 3 .5 |
| Howard | 417 | 3 | ... | ... | 10 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3.8 |
| Ingram | 886 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 114 | 19 | 4 | ... | 2 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | 11 | 15 | ... | 1.6 |
| Kensington Av | 366 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 17 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | 7.4 |
| Kingsley | 1602 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 103 | 47 | 69 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 40 | ... | 15.5 |
| Lanfranc | 590 | 6 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | ... | 9 | ... | 1 | 1.9 |
| Norbury Manor | 1048 | 4 | 1 | ... | 23 | 10 | 3 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 3.9 |
| Oval | 687 | 7 | 2 | ... | 12 | 38 | 6 | ... | 3 | 2 | 16 | 1 | ... | 5 | 6 | 19 | 9.5 |
| Portland | 932 | 9 | ... | ... | 56 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | ... | 10 | 7 | 1 | 10.2 |
| Purley Oaks | 482 | ... | 1 | ... | 77 | 12 | 10 | ... | 1 | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | 16 | 5 | ... | 0.7 |
| Rock mount | 535 | 3 | 3 | ... | 35 | ... | 10 | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | 9.5 |
| South Norwood | 862 | 10 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 | ... | 2.1 |
| Sydenham | 753 | 9 | 1 | ... | 10 | 8 | 10 | ... | 1 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 16 | ... | 5.0 |
| Tavistock | 823 | 8 | ... | ... | 26 | 10 | 32 | ... | 2 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 9.2 |
| Waddon | 1218 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 140 | 23 | 77 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 10 | 9 | ... | 33 | 49 | ... | 21.6 |
| West Thornton | 946 | 9 | 3 | ... | 116 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 21 | 1 | ... | 38 | 18 | 3 | 19.4 |
| Whitehorse Manor | 954 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 1 | ... | 9.2 |
| Wnterbourne | 1110 | 8 | 2 | ... | 134 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 8 | 2 | ... | 17.5 |
| Woodside | 956 | 15 | ... | 1 | 33 | 29 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 10 | ... | 1.1 |
| Heath Clark | 377 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.2 |
| John Ruskin | 405 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.3 |
| Lady Edridge | 316 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.1 |
| St. Christopher's | 106 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.0 |
| St. Giles | 68 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 4.0 |
| Myopic Class | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Addington St. Mary's | 64 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 12.5 |
| All Saints' | 373 | 1 | ... | ... | 23 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 22 | 3 | ... | 15.0 |
| Arch. Tenison's | 402 | 2 | 1 | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24.9 |
| Christ Church | 483 | 9 | ... | ... | 55 | 8 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 1 | 16.4 |
| Holy Trinity | 268 | 1 | ... | ... | 38 | 17 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 23.9 |
| Parish Church | 509 | 5 | ... | 1 | 60 | 30 | 5 | 1 | ... | 6 | 19 | ... | ... | 5 | 19 | ... | 10.0 |
| St. Andrew's | 401 | 1 | 6 | ... | 18 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | 16.0 |
| St. Joseph's | 202 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.5 |
| St. Mark's | 168 | 1 | 2 | ... | 29 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | 22.0 |
| St. Mary's | 363 | 1 | 2 | ... | 33 | ... | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | ... | 12.9 |
| St. Peter's | 130 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 21 | 12 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 27.7 |
| St Saviour's | 338 | 10 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | 6.8 |
| Shirley | 270 | ... | ... | 1 | 67 | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 35.9 |
| St. Michel's | 222 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | 103 |
| Sel urst Grammar | 980 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totak- ... | 27407 | 227 | 62 | 11 | 1679 | 575 | 550 | 49 | 44 | 306 | 211 | 35 | 11 | 419 | 336 | 33 | |
Note.—Percentage incidence of Infectious Diseases taken from Scarlet Fever; Diphtheria,
Primary Pneumonia, Measles, Whooping Cough, Chicken-Pox and Mumps.