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Croydon 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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PARENTS PRESENT 1951
| Entrants | Intermediate | Leavers | Other | Ages | TOTAL | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Exmnd. | Parents Present | Number Exmnd. | Parents Present | Number Exmnd. | Parents Present | Number Exmnd. | Parents Present | Number Exmnd. | ||||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| All Saints | 36 | 38 | 25 | 32 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 61 | 72 |
| Arch.Tenison'sGs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 3 | ... | 41 | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 47 |
| Ashburton | 155 | 102 | 121 | 97 | 42 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 46 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 19 | 28 | 13 | 283 | 173 |
| Benson | 40 | 61 | 39 | 59 | 71 | 71 | 60 | 55 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 59 | 59 | 49 | 50 | 170 | 191 |
| Beulah | 85 | 78 | 81 | 75 | 85 | 146 | 43 | 109 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 67 | 104 | 44 | 66 | 237 | 323 |
| Christ Church | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 31 |
| Coloma | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 120 | ... | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 123 |
| Croydon British | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 43 | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 43 |
| Croydon Techncl. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 48 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 48 | ... |
| Cypress | 38 | 19 | 34 | 11 | 46 | 17 | 28 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 | 48 | 19 | 42 | 105 | 84 |
| Davidson | 84 | 61 | 72 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 78 | 41 | 14 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 162 | 102 | |
| Duppas | 30 | 37 | 22 | 27 | 36 | 12 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 77 | 95 | |
| Ecclesbournc | 46 | 46 | 44 | 45 | 63 | ... | 38 | ... | ... | 70 | ... | 24 | 84 | ... | 56 | ... | 193 | 116 |
| Elmwood | 75 | 84 | 66 | 71 | 47 | 76 | 34 | 41 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37 | 75 | 31 | 60 | 159 | 235 |
| Fairchildes | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 34 |
| Gilbert Scott | 67 | 106 | 61 | 94 | ... | 22 | ... | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 58 | 32 | 43 | 125 | 160 | |
| Gonville | 52 | 49 | 51 | 42 | 37 | 64 | 24 | 53 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37 | 57 | 31 | 47 | 126 | 170 |
| Heath Clark | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24 |
| Howard | 18 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 42 | 33 | 18 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26 | 48 | 22 | 33 | 86 | 98 |
| Ingram | 54 | 43 | 50 | 42 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 110 | 56 | 16 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 164 | 99 |
| John Newnham | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 |
| John Ruskin | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38 | ... | |
| Kensington Av. | 26 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 76 | 81 | 53 | 56 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 72 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 174 | 159 |
| Kingsley | 122 | 118 | 111 | 104 | 47 | 24 | 47 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 84 | 68 | 54 | 57 | 253 | 264 | |
| Lady Edridgc | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 119 | ... | 39 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 119 |
| Lanfranc | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 5 | 68 | 132 | 9 | 68 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 68 | 138 |
| Monks Orchard | 20 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 43 | 4 | 35 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 54 | 24 | 48 | 21 | 79 | 79 |
| Norbury Manor | 89 | 79 | 83 | 74 | 58 | 70 | 45 | 54 | 94 | 94 | 33 | 18 | 61 | 13 | 55 | 259 | 310 | |
| Our Lady | ... | 21 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 |
| Overbury | 71 | 77 | 62 | 67 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 9 | ... | 1 | 46 | 53 | 38 | 40 | 142 | 144 |
| Oval | 59 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 43 | 80 | 21 | 62 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 94 | 107 | 60 | 84 | 196 | 231 |
| Parish Church | 52 | 36 | 47 | 34 | 26 | 32 | 13 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 87 | 75 |
| Portland | 27 | 38 | 26 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 78 | 4 | 32 | 40 | 63 | 28 | 57 | 123 | 185 |
| Purley Oaks | 4f | 42 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 21 | 32 | 15 | 148 | 135 | |
| Rockmount | 86 | 65 | 84 | 62 | 38 | 19 | 33 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | 44 | 46 | 39 | 39 | 168 | 130 | |
| St. Andrew's | 15 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | ... | ... | 7 | 2 | 4 | ... | 47 | 31 |
| St. Joseph's | 44 | 26 | 40 | 16 | 40 | 32 | 14 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 88 | 80 |
| St. Mark's | 23 | 19 | 22 | 16 | ... | 23 | ... | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | ... | 9 | 23 | 56 | |
| St. Mary's R.C. | 10 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 73 | 71 |
| St. Michael's | 73 | 61 | 58 | 51 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 73 | 61 |
| St. Peter's | 22 | 17 | 19 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 27 | 6 | 19 | 31 | 44 |
| Selhurst Gram. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 101 | ... | 79 | 69 | 27 | ... | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 69 | 128 |
| Shirley | 6 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29 | 10 | 25 | 8 | 41 | 26 |
| South Norwood | 88 | 81 | 78 | 72 | 169 | 118 | 117 | 70 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 108 | 50 | 77 | 38 | 365 | 249 |
| Spring Park | 74 | 77 | 69 | 76 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 28 | 16 | 23 | 114 | 119 |
| Stanley Tech | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 42 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 42 | ... |
| Sydenham | 42 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 67 | 97 | 46 | 58 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37 | 33 | 28 | 23 | 147 | 173 |
| Tavistock | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 145 | 182 | 1 | 77 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 145 | 182 |
| Waddon | 47 | 42 | 42 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 63 | 61 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 44 | 13 | 36 | 142 | 162 | |
| West Thornton | 62 | 84 | 62 | 77 | 47 | 37 | 24 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37 | 71 | 28 | 50 | 147 | 192 |
| Whitehorse | 31 | 34 | 32 | 31 | ... | 75 | ... | 50 | 45 | ... | ... | 29 | ... | 20 | 77 | 138 | ||
| Winterbourne | 92 | 91 | 89 | 80 | 101 | 175 | 37 | 140 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38 | 106 | 32 | 98 | 234 | 372 |
| Wolsey | 41 | 61 | 44 | 5i | 97 | 67 | 48 | 43 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 45 | 46 | 37 | 35 | 187 | 174 |
| Woodside | 94 | 105 | 87 | 93 | 76 | 129 | 44 | 86 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 116 | 117 | 85 | 97 | 286 | 351 |
| 2184 | 2111 | 1967 | 1879 | 1510 | 1901 | 891 | 1297 | 971 | 1206 | 98 | 400 | 1472 | 1623 | 1101 | 128 | 3137 | 6s41 | |
| 4295 | 3846 | 3411 | 2187 | 2177 | 498 | 3095 | 2381 | 12978 | ||||||||||
PERCENTAGE OF PARENTS PRESENT AT MEDICAL INSPECTIONS
| Entrants | Boys | 90.1 | 89.5 | 88.7 | |
| „ | Girls | 89.0 | |||
| Intermediate | Boys | 58.9 | 64.1 | ||
| „ | Girls | 68.2 | |||
| Leavers | Boys | 10.1 | 22.9 | ||
| „ | Girls | 33.2 | |||
| Other Ages | Boys | 74.8 | 76.9 | ||
| 8 to 9 years | Girls | 78.9 | |||