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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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RETURN OF ATTENDANCE IN MAINTAINED PRIMARY, MODERN, CENTRAL, TECHNICAL AND GRAMMAR SCHOOLS FOR THE AUTUMN TERM, 1953
| School | Average No. on Register | Average Attendance | Average Attendance per cent. | Average 1952 Attendance per cent. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COUNCIL PRIMARY SCHOOLS | ||||
| Ashburton Junior Mixed | 556 | 522 | 93.8 | 93.6 |
| Ashburton Infants | 345 | 314 | 91.0 | 90.0 |
| Benson Junior Mixed and Infants | 558 | 517 | 92.7 | 92.8 |
| Beulah Junior Boys | 417 | 388 | 93.0 | 93.2 |
| Beulah Junior Girls | 346 | 327 | 94.5 | 92.8 |
| Beulah Infants | 286 | 258 | 90.0 | 90.0 |
| Cypress Junior Mixed and Infants | 419 | 373 | 89.0 | 90.7 |
| Davidson Infants | 310 | 274 | 88.3 | 89.7 |
| Duppas Junior Mixed and Infants | 477 | 432 | 90.6 | 88.0 |
| Ecclesbourne Junior Boys | 300 | 276 | 92.0 | 89.0 |
| Ecclesbourne Infants | 249 | 231 | 92.8 | 87.0 |
| Elmwood Junior Boys | 285 | 263 | 92.3 | 91.0 |
| Elmwood Junior Girls | 322 | 290 | 90.0 | 89.0 |
| Elmwood Infants | 323 | 286 | 88.5 | 87.0 |
| Fairchildes Junior Mixed and Infts. | 714 | 608 | 85.2w.c.&g.I. | 86.2 |
| Gilbert Scott Junior Mixed | 432 | 407 | 94.2 | 92.3 |
| Gilbert Scott Infants | 337 | 310 | 91.9 | 88.5 |
| Gonville Junior Mixed and Infants | 495 | 448 | 90.5 | 89.6 |
| Howard Junior Mixed and Infants | 507 | 465 | 91.7 | 91.4 |
| Ingram Infants | 254 | 223 | 87.8 | 87.6 |
| Kensington Avenue Junior Mixed and Infants | 589 | 544 | 92.3 | 89.4 |
| Kingsley Junior Mixed | 451 | 409 | 90.7 | 89.0 |
| Kingsley Infants | 365 | 313 | 85.7 | 85.2 |
| Monks Orchard Junior Mixed and Infants | 438 | 401 | 91.6 | 91.9 |
| Overbury Junior Mixed and Infts. | 631 | 564 | 89.4 | 84.8 |
| Norbury Manor Junior Mixed | 455 | 426 | 93.6 | 93.7 |
| Norbury Manor Infants | 309 | 278 | 89.9 | 86.1 |
| Oval Junior Mixed | 455 | 430 | 94.5 | 92.5 |
| Oval Infants | 213 | 183 | 85.9c.p.&g.i. | 83.9 |
| Portland Infants | 277 | 253 | 91.3 | 90.4 |
| Purley Oaks Senior and Junior Mixed | 572 | 537 | 93.9 | 92.5 |
| Purley Oaks Infants | 189 | 170 | 89.9 | 89.9 |
| Rockmount Junior Mixed | 347 | 325 | 93.7 | 94.7 |
| Rockmount Infants | 262 | 211 | 80.5c.p.&m. | 81.4 |
| South Norwood Junior Boys | 347 | 326 | 93.9 | 91.4 |
| South Norwood Junior Girls | 289 | 268 | 92.7 | 89.7 |
| South Norwood Infants | 369 | 330 | 89.4 | |
| St. Peter's Junior Mixed and Infts | 371 | 347 | 93.5 | 90.2 |
| Spring Park Junior Mixed and Infts. | 703 | 631 | 89.8 | 88.5 |
| Sydenham Junior Boys | 308 | 286 | 92.8 | 91.9 |
| Sydenham Junior Girls and Infants | 371 | 329 | 88.6 | 87.5 |
| Waddon Junior Mixed and Infants | 271 | 233 | 86.0g.i. | 90.9 |
| West Thornton Junior Boys | 225 | 213 | 94.6 | 94.0 |
| West Thornton Junior Girls | 202 | 186 | 90.1 | 93.1 |
| West Thornton Infants | 271 | 232 | 85.6C.p. | 86.3 |
| Whitehorse Manor Junior Girls | 274 | 252 | 92.0 | 90.3 |
| Whitehorse Infants | 305 | 259 | 84.9c. p. | 79.0 |
| Winterbourne Junior Boys | 383 | 364 | 95.0 | 94.0 |
| Winterbourne Junior Girls | 408 | 390 | 95.6 | 94.0 |
| Winterbourne Infants | 424 | 374 | 88.2 | 87.0 |
| Wolsey Junior Mixed | 538 | 505 | 93.9 | 90.5 |
| Wolsey Infants | 326 | 299 | 91.7 | 88.4 |
| Woodside Junior Boys | 423 | 403 | 95.2 | 93.9 |
| Woodside Junior Girls | 398 | 371 | 93.2 | 94.1 |
| Woodside Infants | 362 | 324 | 89.5 | 88.5 |
| Total | 21,053 | 19,178 | 91.0 | 90.0 |
g.i. = General Illness
w.c.= Whooping Cough
me. = Measles
c.p. — Chicken Pox
Infl. = Influenza
s.f. = Scarlet Fever
m. = Mumps