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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 1935
[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. | Percenage 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 (scalu). | Indefinite Sickness. | Ill. Not Infectious. | Conjunctivitis | |||
| Ashborton | 694 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 159 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 19 | ... | 20.0 |
| Benson | 156 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 37 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | ... | 25.6 |
| Beulsh | 1183 | 13 | 4 | ... | 18 | 11 | 59 | 286 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 1 | ... | 3 | 71 | 3 | 33.0 |
| Croydon British | 372 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 7 | ... | 3.5 | |
| Davidson | 738 | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 35 | 151 | ... | 10 | 5 | 6 | ... | 8 | 25 | ... | 26.4 |
| Puppa | 530 | 21 | 25 | 1 | 46 | 5 | 29 | 88 | 2 | 14 | 13 | ... | 1 | ... | 73 | 2 | 40.4 |
| Ecclesbourne | 918 | 4 | 1 | ... | 4 | 2 | 9 | 92 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | 4 | 22 | ... | 12.2 |
| Elmwood | 1052 | 7 | 20 | ... | 22 | 5 | 21 | 111 | 2 | 24 | 9 | ... | ... | 15 | 41 | 1 | 17.7 |
| Gonville | 389 | 8 | 1 | ... | 28 | 5 | 16 | 26 | ... | 1 | 6 | 1 | ... | 4 | 30 | 1 | 21.3 |
| Howard | 300 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 13 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | ... | 7.3 |
| Ingram | 76.5 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 32 | 71 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | 32 | ... | 14.4 |
| Kensington Av | 375 | 18 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 56 | 30 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 10 | ... | 28.0 |
| Kingsley | 1604 | 45 | 23 | ... | 45 | 15 | 99 | 287 | 4 | 28 | 28 | 2 | ... | 16 | 87 | ... | 32.0 |
| Lanfranc | 611 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 28 | ... | 5 | 8 | 2 | ... | 2 | 17 | ... | 6.1 |
| Norbury Manor | 1148 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | 5 | 13 | ... | 7.7 |
| Oval | 745 | 16 | 21 | ... | 60 | 14 | 6 | 127 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 1 | ... | 11 | 78 | 1 | 32.8 |
| Portland | 886 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 33 | 153 | ... | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | 5 | 23 | 3 | 25.5 |
| Purley Oaks | 523 | 4 | ... | ... | 68 | 1 | 28 | 63 | ... | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 21 | ... | 31.4 |
| Rockmount | 505 | 13 | 45 | ... | ... | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 15.0 |
| South Norwood | 787 | 5 | 3 | ... | 7 | ... | 22 | 137 | 1 | 8 | 3 | ... | ... | 5 | 18 | ... | 22.1 |
| do. (Temp). | 138 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 13 | 8 | 22 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 16 | 1 | 35.5 |
| Sydenham | 682 | 12 | 20 | ... | 23 | 18 | 22 | 114 | 2 | 17 | 6 | ... | ... | 18 | 22 | ... | 30.6 |
| Tavistock | 759 | 4 | 11 | ... | 64 | 19 | 20 | 94 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 2 | ... | 16 | 16 | 1 | 27.9 |
| Waddon | 1186 | 11 | 19 | ... | 2 | 28 | 216 | 5 | 8 | 14 | ... | ... | 10 | 51 | 1 | 23.3 | |
| WestThornton | 897 | 14 | 11 | ... | 7 | 39 | 169 | 384 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 3 | ... | 11 | 65 | 2 | 69.6 |
| Whitthorse Manor | 846 | 7 | 4 | ... | 71 | ... | 13 | 63 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | ... | 10 | 36 | ... | 18.7 |
| Winterbourne | 1115 | 21 | 4 | ... | 2 | 26 | 5 | 73 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 16 | 56 | 1 | 11.7 |
| Woodside | 949 | 8 | 4 | ... | 9 | 3 | 13 | 219 | ... | 6 | 2 | 3 | ... | 11 | 34 | 2 | 270 |
| Heath Clark | 412 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.2 |
| John Ruskin | 410 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3.7 |
| Lady Edridge | 339 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2.9 |
| St. Christopher's | 108 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 11 | ... | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 14.8 |
| St. Giles | 78 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | ... | 10.3 |
| Myopic Class | 33 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.1 |
| Addington St. Mary's | 58 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| All Saints | 388 | 3 | ... | ... | 42 | ... | 36 | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | ... | 27.6 |
| Arch. Tenison's | 374 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 0.8 |
| Christ Church | 432 | 27 | 5 | ... | 48 | 12 | 1 | 125 | 1 | 7 | 4 | ... | ... | 6 | 48 | 2 | 50.5 |
| Holy Trinity | 234 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 48 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 16 | 1 | 25.2 |
| Parish Church | 560 | 24 | 6 | ... | 7 | 1 | 21 | 94 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | ... | 9 | 41 | ... | 27.3 |
| St. Andrew's | 419 | 3 | 2 | ... | 4 | 4 | 2 | 37 | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 12.4 |
| St.Joseph's | 225 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.4 |
| Sr. Mark's | 166 | 5 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | 49 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 38.0 |
| St. Marys | 389 | 2 | 2 | ... | 5 | 13 | 2 | 51 | ... | 5 | 7 | 1 | ... | 12 | 16 | ... | 19.3 |
| St. Peter's | 115 | 1 | ... | ... | 12 | 4 | 19 | 12 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 10 | ... | 41.7 |
| St. Saviour s | 276 | 7 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 4.7 |
| Shirley † | 208 | 13 | 7 | ... | 1 | 10 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15.9 |
| St. Michael's | 239 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.7 |
| Selhurst Grammar | 990 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.8 |
| St. George's | 107 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 27 | ... | 11 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 35.5 |
| Totals | 417 | 286 | 5 | 619 | 311 | 841 | 3561 | 37 | 267 | 236 | 36 | 2 | 243 | 1087 | 24 | ||
*Croydon British Boys' School closed 261h July, 1935.
†Including Shirley Residential School.