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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 1949

[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 SchoolSchool Population.Measles.German Measles.Whooping Cough.Chicken Pox.Mumps.Scabies.Impetigo.Ringworm.Diphtheria.Scarlet Fever.DysenteryCero. Spinal Men.Poliomyelitis.Jaundice.conjunctivitis.Sore Throat.Indefinite Sickness.III, Not InfectiousParatyphoidErysipelasPercentage incidence of conditions notified in Schools
Ashburton802...1...31321...5............11............2.2
Benson670563321...4......3.........121...191......17.0
Beulah101018...1533658...7............1...6.........10.7
Croydon British2271............1..........................................0.9
Cypress40822...21......1...10..............................4.4
Davidson805241242341112............1......2......7.1
Duppas4318...35...2...1...5............11.........6.0
Ecclesbourne73428......1621......2.................................5.4
Elmwood72310...178...73...16.........2...111......7.9
Gonville40981165......11...6............2......121.0
Heathfield106.........1....................................31......5.7
Howard338111...................................................1.2
Ingram732281...4...331...............2112.........6.3
Kensington43434............1......13............211.........5.8
Kingsley65840...2212...42...11............1...1.........11.4
Lanfranc875.........3......22............1...3...1.........1.4
Monks Orchard452...1...1......4......2...............111......2.4
New Addington250.........2...............1..............................1.2
Norbury Manor13253013271...21...15............3......1......6.3
Oval699706205213361...20............3973......30.5
Portland8471...76...321...16...............911......5.5
Purley Oaks ...74124...231031......1.........1...3............6.5
Rockmount457223590......11...3............1...14......28.7
South Norwood88445...1050...12......12.........11211......14.2
Sydenham646633...13...418.........12...............5.0
Tavistock829.........12...111.........1...221.........1.4
Waddon9584...61......4......8.........1553.........3.9
W. Thornton70317...2103...22...10............2...2.........7.1
Whitehorse717............131......1...............1............1.0
Winterbourne97612......2...1...1...15............1...............3.1
Woodside10825113138......22.........11371......5.3
lady Edridge329.............................................1...............0.3
Heath Clark311...........................1..............................0.3
Arch. Ten.(Bys)194............................................................—
Arch. Ten. (GIs)146.........................................................—
Addington Vil.116......2.........1..............................2......4.3
All Saints259182......2......2...3............1...............10.8
Christchurch ...256154...3811...1......4............2...............29.3
Parish Church36313......101...12...8............2331......12.1
St. Andrew's ...4296...141...2......7............1...1.........5.4
St. Joseph's343...........................2..............................0.6
St. Mark's129.........51...2......5..................4.........13.2
St. Mary's R.C.4656...211...1....................................12.6
St. Peter's1075................................................1......6.5
Shirley182151474.....................1...1...............19.8
St. Christophers181.........23...1.......................................4.4
St. Giles'14911......4....................................1.........10.8
St. Luke's29............................................................
Coloma481............................................................0.4
Selhurst Oram.11651......9................................................1.0
John Ruskin347............................................................_
School of Bldg.182...............................................................-
Stanley Tech267...1...............1....................................0.7
Shirley Meth. Hall905...............2......3..................1.........13.3
St.Michael's15017110...11.........14.........12...1.........32.0
Crossfield Nury.43.....................1....................................2.3
Old Palace...............................................................
Occuptn. Centre43............................................................2.3
Wolsey73520...22................................................3.3
Croydon High..............................1..............................
Spring Park297...1...11...........................1.........3.0
Totals595399548310244793942761...31165437022...1
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