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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Schools | No. of Departments | Number on the' Registers | Average attendance | Average attendance per cent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY SCHOOLS Council | ||||
| Senior and Junior Boys | 1 | 321 | 299 | 93 |
| Senior and Junior Girls | 1 | 300 | 261 | 87 |
| Senior and Junior Mixed | 2 | 808 | 750 | 93 |
| Junior Boys | 7 | 2027 | 1858 | 91 |
| Junior Girls | 5 | 1333 | 1218 | 91 |
| Junior Girls and Infants | 3 | 1291 | 1127 | 87 |
| Junior Mixed and Infants | 11 | 4529 | 4028 | 88 |
| Infants | 14 | 3128 | 2647 | 84 |
| 44 | 13737 | 12188 | 89 | |
| Voluntary Senior and Junior Boys | 1 | 191 | 172 | 90 |
| Senior Mixed and Infants | 3 | 808 | 745 | 92 |
| Junior Girls and Infants | 3 | 548 | 474 | 86 |
| Junior Mixed and Infants | 3 | 607 | 537 | 88 |
| Senior and Junior Mixed | 1 | 316 | 269 | 85 |
| Infants | 2 | 161 | 135 | 84 |
| SPECIAL SCHOOLS Council | 13 | 2631 | 2332 | 87 |
| Mixed | 3 | 270 | 230 | 85 |
| GRAMMAR AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS | ||||
| Boys (Technical) | 2 | 395 | 371 | 93 |
| Boys (Grammar) | 2 | 924 | 880 | 95 |
| Girls (Grammar) | 1 | 576 | 533 | 92 |
| Boys (Central) | 1 | 220 | 217 | 99 |
| Girls (Central) | 1 | 360 | 342 | 95 |
| Mixed (Heath Clark) | 1 | 336 | 326 | 97 |
| Girls (Coloma) | 1 | 522 | 487 | 93 |
| 9 | 3333 | 3156 | 95 |
Medical Inspection in Schools.
A total of 7,077 children were examined as compared with
7,814 in 1945, and 4,628 parents attended the examinations. The
percentage attendance of parents in the Entrants' group was for
boys 83.4 per cent.; and girls 83.6 per cent.; in the Intermediate
group, boys 60.7 per cent., girls 70.6 per cent.; and in the
Leavers' group, boys 28.1 per cent., girls 43.7 per cent.
The total percentage of parents attending was 65.4 as against
64.8 last year.
1,256 specials and re-inspections were made.