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Croydon 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: CONDITIONS NOTIFIED BY TEACHERS AND SCHOOL ENQUIRY OFFICERS AND CONFIRMED BY HEALTH VISITORS.

CONDITIONS NOTIFIED BY TEACHERS AND SCHOOL ENQUIRY OFFICERS AND CONFIRMED BY HEALTH VISITORS.

Name of School.School Population.Measles.German Measles.Whooping Cough.Chicken Pox.Mumps.Scabies.Impetigo.Ringworm.Diphtheria.Scarlet Fever.Dysentery.Cerebra-spinal Meningitis.Poliomyelitis.Jaundice.Conjunctivitis.Sore Throat.Indefinite Sickness.III. Not InfectiousPercentage incidence of conditions notified in school
Ashburton67029...2319...2114............1...1...9.4
Benson5424......28......1......4........................6.8
Beulah102359...132511110218...............11116.5
Croydon British152................................................1...0.7
Cypress34913.........132......6..................1...8.3
Davidson62214...51927...219...1...2...12...10.5
Duppas46515.........115...1...8............415...10.8
Ecclesbourne6504719277172.........1.....................17.1
Elmwood9512...4...762224.........23...7...4.3
Gonville38543...1152.........15........................17.4
Howard30210............2.........2..................1...4.9
Ingram46321...74782...32...............21...12.3
Kensington38212...146...14.................................9.7
Kingsley63741...1553533l6........................12.9
Lanfranc6412......111023..................2...414.1
Monks Orchard3131...14...1.........14........................6.7
New Addington728.........2......1...120........................3.3
Norbury Manor9123...13332......106...............4...3.8
Oval67722...1...491...1131......3...24...9.0
Portland59423...112367...19............1...1...10.8
Purley Oaks ...6184.........281......2......1...3...2...3.7
Rockmount43531......1832......3........................6.9
South Norwood8782475...121031351..................18.2
Sydenham602261164168......4............1...8...12.5
Tavistock49716...375143......3..................7111.9
Waddon7055.........1144......6............63416.2
W. Thornton70958...13...152377...7..................1...18.5
Whitehorse70326...45...1913......1..................1...9.8
Winterbourne79019......22432...2...1..................4.4
Woodside7776814...4876......6............1.........18.1
Lady Edridge380...............5..............................2...1.8
Heath Clark356.........1......2......1........................1.1
Arch. Ten. (Bys)215............11.........1........................1.4
Adn. St. Mary's13321210541...14............1...1...24.0
All Saints141811...122......2.....................112.8
Arch. Ten. (Gls)74...............1....................................1.4
Christ Church30321...81212...22.........1...12114.6
Parish Church45216...............2......4............1...4...6,0
St. Andrew's386......225183......7...............11...12.5
St. Joseph's2401............1....................................0.8
St. Mark's1477...5...7............3..................1...15.7
St. Mary's(R.C.)368......1022...1..............................2...9.5
St. Peter's8211...2...1............2.........1............20.8
St. Saviour's124...............112......1..................1...12.1
Shirley1855111...............3........................5.9
St. Christophers1142.........111.................................4.4
St. Giles'65...............2....................................3.1
St. Luke's22...............1....................................4.5
Coloma528...........................9..................1...1.9
Selhurst Gram.1123.........1...............4........................0.4
John Ruskin304.........1...............3........................1.3
School of Bldg.136...............2....................................1.5
Totals68314155196237263106241920992192412816
697
194412447732053911518590276146...4...5293221451
601

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As compared with 1944 there were increases in cases notified by teachers with regard to Measles, Mumps,
Scarlet Fever, Scabies, Impetigo. Decreases in Whooping Cough, Chicken Pox and Conjunctivitis.