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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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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. | Cerebro-spin Meni itis. | Poliomyelitis. | Jaundice. | Conjunctivitis. | Sore Throat. | Indefinite Sickness. | III, Not ntectious | Percentage incidence of conditions notified in Schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashburton | 762 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10.9 | |||||||
| Benson | 594 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5.1 | |||||||||||
| Beulah | 1022 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 10.9 | |||||||
| Croydon British | 151 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5.3 | ||||||||||||||
| Cypress | 378 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8.5 | |||||||||||
| Davidson | 674 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12.6 | |||||
| Duppas | 442 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9.7 | ||||||||
| Ecclesbourne | 660 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | |||||||||
| Elnwood | 974 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 5.2 | |||||||||
| Conville | 394 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | ||||||||||
| Howard | 335 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5.1 | ||||||||||||
| gram | 447 | 18 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 16.6 | ||||||||
| Kensington | 387 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7.0 | |||||||||||||
| Kingsley | 665 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11.3 | |||||||
| Lanfranc | 627 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4.8 | ||||||||
| Monks Orchard | 350 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13.2 | ||||||||||||
| New Addington | 746 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.2 | |||||||||||||
| Narbury Manor | 974 | 16 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8.5 | ||||||||
| Oval | 707 | 2 | 4 | 75 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17.3 | |||||
| Portland | 643 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.1 | ||||||||
| Purley Oaks | 639 | 22 | 8 | 76 | 70 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 29.7 | |||||||||
| Rockmount | 496 | 40 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15.7 | ||||||||
| South Norwood | 872 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 9.2 | ||||||||||
| Sydenham | 612 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4.4 | |||||||||
| Tavistock | 527 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4.2 | ||||||||
| addon | 739 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 11.8 | |||||||
| W. Thornton | 674 | 27 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12.3 | ||||||||
| Whitehorse | 708 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6.1 | |||||||||
| Winterbourne | 836 | 45 | 12 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 12.7 | ||||||||||
| Woodside | 789 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6.4 | ||||||||
| Lady Edridge | 359 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.2 | |||||||||||||||
| Heath Clark | 332 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Arch. Ten.(Bys) | 220 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.4 | |||||||||||||||
| Adn. St, Mary's | 136 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 17.6 | ||||||||||||
| All Saints | 156 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8.3 | ||||||||||||
| Arch. Ten. (Gls) | 119 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Christ Church | 293 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10.2 | ||||||||
| Parish Church | 453 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12.1 | |||||||||
| St.Andrews | 409 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4.9 | |||||||||||
| St. Josephs | 241 | 1 | 0.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. Marks | 148 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5.4 | ||||||||||||||
| St. Marys (R.C.) | 406 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5.4 | |||||||||
| St. Peters | 74 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 33.9 | ||||||||||
| St. Saviours | 131 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.1 | ||||||||||||||
| Shirley | 181 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10.6 | |||||||||||||||
| St. Christophers | 142 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10.6 | ||||||||||||
| St. Giles | 100 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||
| St. Lukes | 26 | 1 | 2 | 11.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Coloma | 522 | 15 | 2.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Selhurst Gram. | 1169 | 1 | 3 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Ruskin | 329 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2.7 | |||||||||||||||
| School of Bldg | 155 | 1 | 1 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 357 | 15 | 208 | 441 | 227 | 258 | 182 | 33 | 20 | 257 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 18 | 68 | 2 | ||||
| 372 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1945 | 683 | 14 | 155 | 196 | 237 | 263 | 106 | 84 | 19 | 209 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 12 | 81 | 6 | ||
| 697 | ||||||||||||||||||||
As compared with 1945 there were increases in cases notified by teachers with regard to Whooping
Cough, Chicken Pox, Impetigo, Ringworm, Scarlet Fever, Conjunctivitis, decreases in Measles,
Mumps, and Scabies.