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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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CONDITIONS NOTIFIED BY TEACHERS AND SCHOOL ENQUIRY OFFICERS.
| Name of School. | School Population. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Chicken Pox. | Mumps. | Scabies. | Impetigo. | Sore Throats. | Ringworm (Body). | Ringworm (Scalp). | Indefinite Sickness. | 111. Not Infectious | Conjunctivitis. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Ac. Primary Pneumonia. | Percentage incidence of Infectious Diseases in Schools. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashburton | 728 | 44 | 4 | 46 | 21 | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 11.4 |
| Benson | 468 | 52 | ... | 7 | 101 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 35.7 |
| Beulah | 1140 | 144 | 61 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 3 | ... | 17 | 56 | 4 | 29 | 12 | ... | 23.4 |
| Croydon British | 117 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2.6 |
| Davidson | 661 | 55 | 44 | 2 | 79 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 1 | ... | 13 | 27 | 1 | 13 | ... | ... | 30.1 |
| Duppas | 589 | 45 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 28 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ... | 16.5 |
| Ecclesbourne | 815 | 102 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | ... | ... | 8 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 11 | ... | 15.8 |
| Elmwood | 1051 | 61 | 2 | 17 | 41 | 13 | 26 | 3 | ... | 1 | 11 | 32 | 2 | 13 | 4 | ... | 13.3 |
| Gonville | 426 | 88 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 11 | 14 | ... | 11 | ... | ... | 32.6 |
| Howard | 388 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 10 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | 16.0 |
| Ingram | 675 | 58 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 8 | ... | ... | 9 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ... | 12.0 |
| Kensington | 353 | 43 | 25 | 28 | 107 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | ... | 11 | ... | ... | 60.6 |
| Kingsley | 1464 | 66 | 34 | 26 | 28 | 15 | 36 | 33 | ... | ... | 14 | 66 | 2 | 19 | 18 | ... | 13.0 |
| Lanfranc | 414 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1.7 |
| Monks Orchard | 239 | 46 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 9 | 2 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 39.7 |
| Norbury Manor | 1078 | 28 | 1 | 29 | 101 | ... | 12 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 11 | ... | 11 | 8 | ... | 16.5 |
| Oval | 729 | 38 | 24 | 58 | 49 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | ... | 18 | 50 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ... | 24.4 |
| Portland | 766 | 11 | 29 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 19 | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ... | 9.4 |
| Purley Oaks | 483 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 33 | ... | 9 | 3 | 1 | ... | 9 | 26 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 19.4 |
| Rockmount | 467 | 63 | ... | 14 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 18 | ... | 7 | 3 | ... | 20.0 |
| South Norwood | 772 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 38 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 1 | ... | 7 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 15 | ... | 11.5 |
| Sydenham | 605 | 18 | ... | 68 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 6 | ... | ... | 6 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 20 | ... | 21.5 |
| Tavistock | 656 | 8 | 1 | 37 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 2 | ... | 3 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 13.6 |
| Waddon | 1092 | 52 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 1 | ... | 10 | 29 | ... | 23 | 7 | ... | 11.6 |
| West Thornton | 774 | 57 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 15 | ... | ... | 8 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 5 | ... | 13.7 |
| Whitehorse | 724 | 70 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 6 | 34 | 13 | 1 | ... | 8 | 57 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 19.9 |
| Winterbourne | 1059 | 58 | 2 | 74 | 42 | ... | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 21 | ... | 15 | 8 | ... | 18.8 |
| Woodside | 975 | 9 | 28 | 60 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 1 | ... | 12 | 24 | ... | 6 | 9 | ... | 13.2 |
| Heath Clark | 405 | 1 | ... | 3 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3.0 |
| John Ruskin | 366 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.4 |
| Lady Edridge | 347 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.3 |
| St. Christopher's | 134 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4.5 |
| St. Giles | 183 | 6 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 7.6 |
| Myopic Class | 42 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 11.9 |
| Addington St. Mary's | 88 | 7 | ... | 7 | 8 | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.0 |
| All Saints' | 331 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ... | 9.7 |
| Arch. Tenison's | 338 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 0.6 |
| Christ Church | 407 | 59 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 2 | ... | 6 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ... | 21.1 |
| Holy Trinity | 245 | 46 | 1 | 21 | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 15 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 29.0 |
| Parish Church | 527 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 16 | ... | 1 | 8 | 34 | ... | 6 | 7 | 1 | 12.3 |
| St. Andrew's | 387 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 60 | 5 | 12 | 3 | ... | 1 | 9 | 24 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 26.3 |
| St. Joseph's | 232 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 0.4 |
| St. Mark's | 160 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 14 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31.2 |
| St. Mary's | 363 | 6 | 18 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 14 | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | 9.4 |
| St. Peter's | 116 | 37 | 12 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 48.3 |
| St. Saviour's | 246 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 4.0 |
| Shirley | 235 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 38 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 33.6 |
| St. Michael's | 239 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 0.4 |
| Selhurst Grammar | 933 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 0.2 |
| St. George's | 71 | 36 | 5 | ... | 1 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 60.6 |
| Cypress | 331 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | 1 | 15 | ... | ... | 16.3 |
| Addington Temporary | 89 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.1 |
| Totals | 1613 | 440 | 661 | 1083 | 171 | 408 | 329 | 19 | 8 | 253 | 767 | 43 | 287 | 202 | 5 |