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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 XII.
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 (Body). | Ringworm (Scalp). | Indefinite Sickness. | 111. Not Infectious | 1 Conjunctivitis. | Percentage incidence of Infect ous Diseases in Schools. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashburton | 725 | 16 | 5 | ... | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 10 | ... | 4.5 |
| Benson | 413 | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 22 | 24 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | ... | 16.2 |
| Beulah | 1137 | 24 | 6 | ... | 5 | 11 | 42 | 75 | 5 | 18 | 11 | ... | ... | 5 | 51 | 2 | 14.3 |
| Croydon British | 181 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1.1 |
| Davidson | 678 | 19 | 3 | ... | 6 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 1 | ... | 9 | 16 | 1 | 8.0 |
| Duppas | 596 | 16 | 25 | ... | 3 | ... | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 23 | ... | ... | 2 | 16 | 1 | 10.0 |
| Ecclesbourne | 870 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 5 | 76 | 4 | 14 | 14 | ... | ... | 2 | 17 | 1 | 15.7 |
| Elmwood | 1080 | 25 | 7 | ... | 34 | 11 | 59 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | ... | 5 | 27 | 4 | 13.5 |
| Gonville | 424 | 22 | 6 | ... | 3 | 20 | 25 | 64 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 8 | 15 | ... | 33.0 |
| Howard | 291 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5.2 |
| Ingram | 701 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | ... | 7.0 |
| Kensington | 364 | 17 | ... | ... | 86 | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 7 | ... | 29.4 |
| Kingsley | 1537 | 17 | 64 | ... | 78 | 23 | 31 | 57 | 9 | 21 | 87 | 1 | ... | 2 | 73 | ... | 11.1 |
| Lanfranc | 468 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 1.9 |
| Monks Orchard | 205 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | 22.2 |
| Norbury Manor | 1174 | 13 | 2 | ... | 67 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10.4 |
| Oval | 698 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 12 | ... | 5 | 13 | 10 | 1 | ... | 5 | 16 | ... | 3.4 |
| Portland | 779 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 32 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | ... | 4 | 13 | ... | 19.4 |
| Purley Oaks | 491 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | ... | 17 | 19 | ... | ... | 16 | 28 | ... | 12.0 |
| Rockmount | 468 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 13 | 39 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ... | 14.0 |
| South Norwood | 732 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 15 | 36 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | 9 | ... | 18.3 |
| Sydenham | 655 | 17 | 4 | ... | 46 | 24 | 68 | 36 | 4 | 8 | 5 | ... | ... | 5 | 8 | 2 | 29.8 |
| Tavistock | 730 | 22 | 1 | ... | 24 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 23 | ... | ... | 8 | 15 | ... | 12.6 |
| Waddon | 1123 | 10 | 8 | ... | 1 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | ... | 4.6 |
| West Thornton | 806 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 30 | 75 | 28 | 3 | 15 | 12 | ... | ... | 6 | 15 | 2 | 23.9 |
| Whitehorse | 716 | 13 | 19 | ... | 2 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 10 | ... | ... | 2 | 28 | 1 | 12.1 |
| Winterbourne | 1054 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 55 | 39 | 45 | 58 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | 6 | 16 | ... | 21.3 |
| Woodside | 958 | 8 | 1 | ... | 54 | 30 | 92 | 53 | 3 | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 14 | ... | 24.8 |
| Heath Clark | 427 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.9 |
| John Ruskin | 398 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1.7 |
| Lady Edridge | 342 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.6 |
| St. Christopher's | 112 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.5 |
| St. Giles | 118 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 5.1 |
| Myopic Class | 32 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3.1 |
| Addington St. Mary's | 95 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 20 | 18 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 1 | 47.4 |
| All Saints' | 344 | 2 | ... | ... | 32 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 12.5 |
| Arch. Tenison's | 366 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.8 |
| Christ Church | 421 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | ... | 7.8 |
| Holy Trinity | 251 | 4 | 2 | ... | 3 | 15 | 12 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 3 | 14.7 |
| Parish Church | 533 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16 | ... | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | ... | 4 | 7 | ... | 6.4 |
| St. Andrew's | 416 | 6 | 3 | ... | 1 | 11 | 31 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 12 | ... | 14.9 |
| St. Joseph's | 232 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 0.4 |
| St. Mark's | 163 | 8 | 1 | ... | 13 | 10 | 5 | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | ... | 22.7 |
| St. Mary's | 375 | 7 | 10 | ... | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 8.5 |
| St. Peter's | 124 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 0.8 |
| St. Saviour's | 275 | 4 | 3 | ... | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8.0 |
| Shirley | 194 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 13 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 8.8 |
| St. Michael's | 229 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | 2 | ... | 2.2 |
| Selhurst Grammar | 929 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.6 |
| St. George's | 85 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 26 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 37.6 |
| Cypress | 281 | 4 | 1 | ... | 36 | 18 | 94 | 29 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 15 | ... | 64.8 |
| Totals | 467 | 213 | 8 | 763 | 553 | 931 | 593 | 95 | 291 | 352 | 18 | 6 | 146 | 537 | 20 |