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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table XII.
| 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. | Scabies. | Impetigo. | Sore Throats. | Ringworm (body). | Ringworm (scalp). | Indefinite Sickness. | 111. Not Infectious. | Conjunctivitis | |||
| % | |||||||||||||||||
| Ashburton | 870 | 10 | 1 | ... | 45 | 36 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 21 | ... | 11.0 |
| Benson | 135 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 0.7 |
| Beulah | 1176 | 17 | 15 | ... | 74 | 24 | 43 | ... | 4 | 17 | 10 | 1 | ... | 21 | 30 | 3 | 14.7 |
| Croydon British | 429 | 8 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 8 | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | 3.3 |
| Davidson | 724 | 10 | 3 | ... | 52 | 46 | 9 | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 28 | 1 | 16.6 |
| Duppas | 532 | 12 | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 17 | 4 | ... | ... | 11 | 32 | ... | 3.8 |
| Ecclesbourne | 916 | 16 | 9 | ... | 22 | 29 | 57 | ... | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 14.5 |
| Elmwood | 1056 | 13 | 29 | ... | 48 | 29 | 4 | ... | ... | 24 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ... | 41 | 2 | 11.6 |
| Gonville | 384 | 8 | ... | ... | 26 | 30 | 57 | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | ... | ... | 12 | 19 | ... | 31.5 |
| Howard | 342 | 8 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 3.8 |
| Ingram | 810 | 9 | 11 | ... | 55 | 17 | 5 | ... | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1 | ... | 10 | 32 | ... | 12.0 |
| Kensington Av. | 374 | 3 | 3 | ... | 41 | 15 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 17.1 |
| Kingsley | 1622 | 41 | 51 | ... | 76 | 32 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 25 | 45 | 1 | ... | 14 | 62 | ... | 14.7 |
| Lanfranc | 620 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 18 | 1 | ... | 5 | 10 | ... | 3.9 |
| Norbury Manor | 1128 | 24 | 3 | ... | 69 | 4 | ... | 20 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 12 | 25 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Oval | 706 | 8 | 3 | ... | 56 | 15 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 9 | 48 | ... | 20.7 |
| Portland | 853 | 26 | ... | ... | 63 | 62 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 9 | 22 | ... | 20.6 |
| Purley Oaks | 514 | 11 | 8 | ... | 1 | 15 | 15 | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | 9 | 15 | ... | 9.7 |
| Rock mount | 520 | 12 | 4 | ... | 88 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 13 | ... | 20.8 |
| South Norwood | 803 | 17 | 9 | ... | 28 | 25 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 12 | ... | 10.5 |
| do. (Temp). | 103 | 2 | ... | ... | 20 | 24 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 14 | ... | 45.6 |
| Sydenham | 714 | 23 | 7 | ... | 48 | 15 | 20 | ... | ... | 10 | 5 | 2 | ... | 17 | 29 | ... | 15.8 |
| Tavistock | 7.56 | 10 | 5 | ... | 37 | 20 | 22 | 3 | ... | 4 | 7 | 1 | ... | 2 | 26 | ... | 12.4 |
| Waddon | 1167 | 40 | 33 | 1 | 43 | 28 | 18 | ... | ... | 20 | 12 | ... | ... | 7 | 93 | ... | 14.0 |
| West Thornton | 921 | 16 | 42 | ... | 57 | 31 | 20 | 6 | ... | 15 | 29 | ... | ... | 15 | 44 | 1 | 18.7 |
| Whitehorse Manor | 880 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 58 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | 11 | 17 | ... | 10.9 |
| Winterbourne | 1122 | 33 | 12 | ... | 3 | 87 | 5 | 6 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 20 | ... | 13.0 |
| Woodside | 903 | 7 | 2 | ... | 97 | 44 | 21 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 38 | 1 | 19.0 |
| Heath Clark | 413 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1.9 |
| John Ruskin | 415 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.4 |
| Lady Edridge | 318 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 0.3 |
| St. Christopher's | 90 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 8.9 |
| St. Giles | 62 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 4.8 |
| St. Luke's | 17 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5.9 |
| Addington St. Mary's | 37 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | 5.4 |
| All Saints' | 381 | 8 | 4 | ... | 44 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 3 | 10 | ... | 15.5 |
| Arch. Tenison's | 373 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1.1 |
| Christ Church | 441 | 9 | 9 | ... | 51 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 9 | ... | 20.0 |
| Holy Trinity | 249 | 6 | 2 | ... | 35 | 5 | 33 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 13 | ... | 32.5 |
| Parish Church | 544 | 27 | 10 | ... | 18 | 7 | 56 | ... | ... | 9 | 1 | ... | 1 | 21 | 7 | ... | 21.7 |
| St. Andrew's | 394 | 11 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | ... | 6.6 |
| St. Joseph's | 231 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.7 |
| St. Mark s | 167 | 1 | 1 | ... | 22 | 13 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 22.8 |
| St. Mary's | 390 | 6 | ... | ... | 5 | 20 | 1 | 3 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 9.0 |
| St. Peter's | 124 | 8 | 1 | ... | 23 | 17 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 24 | ... | 39.5 |
| St. Saviour's | 298 | 8 | 8 | ... | 4 | 1 | 14 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | 13 | 1 | 11.7 |
| Shirley | 208 | 11 | 14 | ... | 43 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | ... | 34.1 |
| St. Michael's | 217 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.4 |
| Selhurst Grammar | 972 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.6 |
| Totals | 528 | 333 | 3 | 1367 | 721 | 548 | 73 | 27 | 238 | 207 | 20 | 10 | 285 | 844 | 13 | ||