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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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CONDITIONS NOTIFIED BY TEACHERS AND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICERS.
| Name of School. | School Population. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Ac. Primary Pneumonia. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Chicken Pox. | Mumps. | Scabies. | Impetigo. | Sore Throats. | Ringworm (B0dy). | Ringworm (Scalp). | Indefinite Sickness. | III. Not Infectious | Conjunctivitis. | Percentage incidence of Infectious Diseases in Schools. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashburton | 845 | 6 | 1 | ... | 84 | 33 | 52 | 3 | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 21 | 22 | ... | 21.0 |
| Benson | 156 | 10 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 14.1 |
| Beulah | 1241 | 8 | 7 | ... | 107 | 23 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 2 | ... | 10 | 37 | 2 | 14.3 |
| Crydon British | 177 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | |
| Davidson | 696 | 5 | ... | ... | 83 | 31 | 12 | 5 | ... | 11 | 9 | 1 | ... | 11 | 9 | ... | 19.5 |
| Duppas | 572 | 10 | 9 | ... | 27 | 19 | 67 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 14 | ... | 23.0 |
| Ecclesbourne | 905 | 12 | 6 | ... | 136 | 30 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 | 24 | 1 | 25.0 |
| Ernwood | 1039 | 18 | 4 | ... | 134 | 25 | 43 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 6 | 2 | ... | 11 | 24 | 1 | 21.6 |
| Gonville | 408 | 2 | ... | ... | 41 | 52 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | 14 | 13 | 3 | 28.7 |
| Howard | 323 | 2 | ... | ... | 130 | 10 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 45.2 |
| Ingram | 715 | 11 | 4 | ... | 60 | 40 | 10 | 1 | ... | 6 | 7 | ... | ... | 6 | 11 | ... | 17.6 |
| kensington Avenue | 401 | 42 | 3 | ... | 35 | 18 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | ... | 25.1 |
| Kingsley | 1585 | 15 | 20 | ... | 113 | 17 | 78 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 1 | ... | 10 | 39 | 1 | 15.4 |
| Manfranc | 583 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 13 | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | 10.3 |
| Norbury Manor | 1109 | 11 | ... | ... | 5 | 14 | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3.2 |
| Oval | 760 | 9 | 1 | ... | 10 | 16 | 4 | 1 | ... | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 5.4 |
| Portland | 808 | 10 | ... | 1 | 122 | 49 | 33 | ... | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 26.6 |
| Purley Oaks | 504 | 4 | 8 | ... | 7 | 43 | 4 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 6 | 8 | ... | 13.1 |
| Rockmount | 470 | 3 | 3 | ... | 38 | 26 | 11 | 80 | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 9 | ... | 34.2 |
| South Norwood | 826 | 7 | 14 | ... | 66 | 10 | 83 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | ... | ... | 7 | 11 | ... | 22.0 |
| Sydenham | 715 | 10 | 3 | ... | 42 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | ... | 10.2 |
| Tavistock | 650 | 8 | 3 | ... | 38 | 11 | 5 | ... | 1 | 11 | 6 | ... | ... | 6 | 9 | ... | 10.0 |
| Waddon | 1153 | 5 | 5 | ... | 65 | 28 | 91 | ... | 6 | 1 | 12 | 1 | ... | 3 | 14 | ... | 16.8 |
| West Thornton | 911 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 152 | 31 | 34 | ... | 5 | 21 | 16 | ... | 14 | 19 | 3 | 27.8 | |
| Whitehorse Manor | 836 | 5 | 5 | ... | 16 | 11 | 100 | ... | 6 | 11 | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | 22 | ... | 16.4 |
| Winterbourne | 1159 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 176 | 29 | 58 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 25 | ... | 23.7 |
| Woodside | 1008 | 6 | 2 | ... | 126 | 83 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 12 | ... | 1 | ... | 18 | 21 | 1 | 24.2 |
| Health Clark | 348 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.4 |
| Ruskin | 383 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2.6 | |
| Edridge | 290 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | |
| Christopher's | 124 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.2 | |
| Giles' | 90 | ... | 11 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 15.5 |
| Topic Class | 34 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Wdington St.Mary's | 61 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | 5 | 8 | ... | 14.7 |
| Saints' | 389 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 21 | 75 | 76 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | ... | 45.7 |
| Tenison's | 315 | 5 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3.5 |
| Christ Church | 453 | 4 | 8 | ... | 6 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 5 | ... | ... | 6 | 16 | 4 | 10.0 |
| Trinity | 250 | 4 | ... | ... | 32 | 8 | 9 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 2 | 21.6 |
| Parish Church | 570 | 1 | 5 | ... | 15 | 13 | 3 | ... | 2 | 7 | 11 | ... | ... | 5 | 12 | ... | 6.5 |
| Andrew's | 421 | 11 | ... | ... | 36 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | 11 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 10 | ... | 13.3 |
| Joseph's | 231 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.6 | ||
| Mark's | 171 | ... | ... | ... | 39 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 1 | 28.0 |
| Mary's | 379 | 4 | 1 | ... | 24 | 4 | 31 | ... | 2 | 13 | 3 | ... | ... | 5 | 13 | ... | 16.9 |
| Peter's | 131 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 18 | ... | 15.3 | |
| Saviou's | 294 | 8 | 5 | l | 9 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9.2 |
| Sairley | 229 | 12 | 2 | ... | 18 | 1 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21.4 |
| Michael's | 208 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.0 |
| selhurst Grammar | 959 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.7 |
| Norwood (Temp.) | 151 | ... | 1 | 1 | 59 | 13 | 18 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 14 | ... | 60.9 |
| George's | 106 | 1 | ... | ... | 12 | 5 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22.6 |
| Orchard | 138 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.7 | |
| Totals | 326 | 145 | 7 | 2093 | 770 | 1011 | 199 | 58 | 336 | 196 | 26 | 3 | 224 | 516 | 35 | ||