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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| 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 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 23 | 34 | 39 | 28 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Benson | 29 | 39 | 26 | 37 | 16 | 28 | 13 | 28 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Beulah | 17 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 177 | 105 | 146 | 80 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Croy. British | ... | 49 | 23 | |||||||||||||
| Cypress | 60 | 36 | 54 | 32 | 37 | 32 | 33 | 27 | ||||||||
| Davidson | 52 | 55 | 44 | 46 | 31 | 35 | 20 | 29 | 59 | 43 | 15 | 30 | ||||
| Duppas | 27 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 83 | 90 | 53 | 67 | ||||||||
| St. George's Hall (Temporary) | 24 | 22 | 21 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ecclesbourne | 54 | 54 | 50 | 47 | 88 | ... | 67 | ... | ... | 65 | ... | 31 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Elmwood | 73 | 60 | 47 | 47 | 77 | 53 | 48 | 40 | 70 | 48 | 26 | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Gonville | 42 | 34 | 41 | 33 | 32 | 36 | 27 | 34 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Howard | 22 | 33 | 18 | 26 | 65 | 82 | 29 | 51 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ingram | 42 | 50 | 35 | 42 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 105 | 36 | 62 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Kensington Av. | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 32 | 34 | 25 | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Kingsley | 52 | 59 | 44 | 53 | 93 | 109 | 65 | 87 | 93 | 66 | 42 | 47 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Lanfranc | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 64 | 72 | 27 | 51 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Monks Orchard | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 23 | 10 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| New Addington | 38 | 46 | 34 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Norbury Manor | 44 | 73 | 41 | 66 | 52 | 35 | 42 | 31 | 110 | 80 | 69 | 48 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Oval | 56 | 39 | 41 | 33 | 69 | 64 | 53 | 52 | 41 | 25 | 24 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Portland | 70 | 65 | 66 | 60 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 96 | 68 | 24 | 51 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Purley Oaks | 22 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 30 | 6 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rockmount | 20 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| South Norwood | 77 | 54 | 60 | 43 | 113 | 75 | 71 | 50 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sydenham | 35 | 38 | 28 | 31 | 89 | 36 | 66 | 31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tavistock | 33 | 28 | 26 | 27 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 90 | 80 | 55 | 43 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Waddon | 38 | 47 | 35 | 43 | 57 | 89 | 42 | 56 | 78 | 70 | 45 | 43 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| West Thornton | 62 | 58 | 51 | 53 | 43 | 105 | 31 | 82 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whitehorse Mnr. | 76 | 51 | 61 | 42 | ... | 58 | ... | 47 | 68 | ... | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Winterbourne | 84 | 63 | 77 | 60 | 49 | 109 | 41 | 88 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Woodside | 48 | 39 | 44 | 37 | 84 | 86 | 62 | 83 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| All Saints | 33 | 32 | 24 | 29 | 26 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| A. Tenison's Gls. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32 | ... | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Christ Church | 35 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 36 | 24 | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Holy Trinity | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 35 | ... | 31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Parish Church | 37 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 46 | 17 | 35 | 25 | ... | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| St. Andrew's | 20 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 13 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| St. Joseph's | 6 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| St. Mark's | 13 | 20 | 11 | 19 | ... | 41 | ... | 36 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| St. Mary's, Addington | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| St. Mary's | 31 | 30 | 22 | 25 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 17 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| St. Peter's | 12 | 26 | 11 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| St. Saviour's | 25 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Shirley | 38 | 16 | 37 | 13 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1513 | 1400 | 1278 | 1231 | 1545 | 1650 | 1113 | 1283 | 1076 | 908 | 515 | 510 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2913 | 2509 | 3195 | 2396 | 1984 | 1025 | 19 | 13 | |||||||||
PERCENTAGE OF PARENTS PRESENT AT MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.
| Entrants | Boys | 84.5 | 86.1 | 73.3 |
| ,, | Girls | 87.9 | ||
| Intermediate | Boys | 72.0 | 75.0 | |
| ,, | Girls | 77.8 | ||
| Leavers | Boys | 47.9 | 51.7 | |
| ,, | Girls | 56.2 | ||
| Other Ages | Boys | 62.5 | 68.4 | |
| ,, | Girls | 100.0 |