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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table II.
| Entrants. | Intermediate. | Leavers. | Other Ages. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Exmnd. | Parents Present. | Number Exmnd. | Parents Present. | Number Exmnd. | Parents Present. | Number Exmnd. | Parents Present. | |||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Ashburton | 31 | 22 | 30 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 14 | 53 | 42' | 49 | -1 23 | 44 | ... | 5 | ... | 5 |
| Benson | 37 | 40 | 34 | 37 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Beulah | 82 | 79 | 75 | 69 | 25 | 100 | 21 | 81 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Croy. British | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 57 | ... | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cypress | 35 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 18 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Davidson | 52 | 62 | 49 | 59 | 13 | 55 | 8 | 36 | 54 | 51 | 23 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
| Duppas | 37 | 36 | 28 | 30 | 41 | 54 | 46 | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ecclesbourne | 17 | 69 | 17 | 55 | 116 | ... | 72 | ... | ... | 67 | ... | 41 | 19 | ... | 12 | ... |
| Eimwood | 47 | 52 | 39 | 39 | 38 | ... | 15 | 31 | 104 | 50 | 31 | 32 | ... | 14 | ... | 8 |
| Gonville | 62 | 39 | 60 | 37 | 25 | 31 | 23 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Howard | 19 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 23 | ... | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ingram | 35 | 47 | 22 | 46 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 68 | 100 | 38 | 68 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Kensington | 30 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 45 | 51 | 39 | 51 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Kingsley | 91 | 91 | 82 | 86 | 85 | 52 | 51 | 31 | 35 | 103 | 14 | 58 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Lanfranc | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 104 | 98 | 39 | 65 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Monks Orchard | 27 | 23 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 5 | 15 | 4 |
| Norbury Manor | 52 | 48 | 44 | 42 | 39 | 54 | 33 | 49 | 87 | 81 | 52 | 51 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 |
| Oval | 37 | 34 | 36 | 32 | 40 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 32 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Portland | 48 | 44 | 41 | 44 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 75 | 63 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Purley Oaks | 30 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 29 | 35 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 23 | 7 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rockmount | 28 | 33 | 23 | 28 | 34 | 29 | 23 | 13 | 34 | 23 | 16 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| St. George's | 36 | 34 | 35 | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| South Norwood | 66 | 53 | 49 | 47 | 63 | 16 | 43 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 21 | 3 | 14 |
| Sydenham | 40 | 22 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 42 | 61 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 |
| Tavistock | 31 | 31 | 27 | 27 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 80 | 90 | 41 | 42 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Waddon | 42 | 43 | 37 | 38 | 31 | 40 | 22 | 33 | 80 | 70 | 38 | 52 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| West Thornton | 77 | 99 | 66 | 75 | 64 | 42 | 39 | 39 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Whitehorse Mnr. | 64 | 36 | 52 | 32 | ... | 112 | ... | 85 | 68 | ... | 28 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Winterbourne | 57 | 62 | 54 | 57 | 105 | 128 | 80 | 108 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Woodside | 64 | 73 | 54 | 72 | 59 | 53 | 47 | 50 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 40 | 28 | 27 | 24 |
| Addington | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... |
| All Saints | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| A. Tenison's Gls. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 47 | ... | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Christ Church | 52 | 54 | 48 | 47 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Holy Trinity | ... | 41 | ... | 39 | ... | 39 | ... | 27 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 6 |
| Parish Church | 41 | 44 | 35 | 40 | 33 | 52 | 28 | 46 | 48 | ... | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| St.Andrew's | 22 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| St. Joseph's | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| St. Mark's | 17 | 23 | 10 | 20 | ... | 10 | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| St. Mary's | 17 | 27 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| St. Peter's | 26 | 22 | 24 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| St. Saviour's . | 23 | 22 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Shirley | 21 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 23 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | 9 |
| 1534 | 1581 | 1319 | 1376 | 1112 | 1293 | 778 | 995 | 1030 | 1060 | 441 | 625 | 125 | 120 | 88 | 92 | |
| 3115 | 2695 | 2405 | 1773 | 2090 | 1063 | 245 | 180 | |||||||||
PERCENTAGE OF PARENTS PRESENT AT MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.
| Entrants | Boys | 86.0 | 86.5 | 72.7 |
| „ | Girls | 87.0 | ||
| Intermediate | Boys | 70.0 | 73.7 | |
| „ | Girls | 77.0 | ||
| Leavers | Boys | 42.8 | 50.9 | |
| „ | Girls | 58.7 | ||
| Other Ages | Boys | 70.4 | 73.5 | |
| „ | Girls | 76.6 |