Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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PARENTS PRESENT 1953
Entrants | Intermediate | Leavers | 8 to 9 Years | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
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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 | 50 | 62 | 38 | 44 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 35 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 91 | 94 |
Arch. Tenison's | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22 | 24 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22 | 24 |
Ashburton | 156 | 121 | 140 | 114 | 85 | 91 | 53 | 69 | 100 | 117 | 16 | 38 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 364 | 35 |
Benson | 72 | 59 | 62 | 52 | 46 | 71 | 34 | 40 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 50 | 11 | 41 | 130 | 18 |
Beulah | 51 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 37 | 68 | 25 | 47 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36 | 72 | 33 | 61 | 124 | 19 |
Christ Church | 21 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 58 | 57 |
Coloma | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 55 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 56 |
Croydon Tech | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 68 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 68 | ... | |
Cypress | 25 | 36 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 67 | 38 | 50 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24 | 27 | 20 | 24 | 106 | 130 |
Davidson | 47 | 44 | 43 | 40 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 83 | 51 | 17 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 130 | 96 |
Duppas | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 68 | 56 | 27 | 33 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 104 | 74 |
Ecclesbourne | 53 | 53 | 48 | 49 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 109 | ... | 40 | 104 | ... | 86 | ... | 157 | 162 |
Elmwood | 82 | 100 | 70 | 93 | 86 | 70 | 55 | 49 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 92 | ... | 76 | 168 | 262 |
Fairchildes | 125 | 94 | 103 | 87 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 46 | 5 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 161 | 148 | |
Gilbert Scott | 70 | 75 | 62 | 44 | 61 | 57 | 35 | 41 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 39 | 37 | 27 | 26 | 170 | 169 |
Gonville | 44 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 33 | 35 | 20 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36 | 24 | 27 | 18 | 113 | 100 |
Heath Clark | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Howard | 43 | 45 | 41 | 45 | 21 | 39 | 9 | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 90 | 108 |
Ingram | 55 | 61 | 52 | 56 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 64 | 84 | 8 | 37 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 119 | 145 |
John Newnham | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26 | 27 | 3 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26 | 21 |
John Ruskin | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 52 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 52 | ... |
Kensington | 34 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 72 | 56 | 46 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 46 | 45 | 37 | 36 | 152 | 130 | |
Kingsley | 91 | 78 | 77 | 62 | 24 | 50 | 14 | 34 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 35 | 18 | 24 | 13 | 150 | 146 |
Lady Edridge | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 48 | ... | 32 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 43 |
Lanfranc | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 | 25 | 4 | 15 | 91 | 244 | 15 | 114 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 112 | 269 |
Monks Orchard | 38 | 27 | 34 | 24 | 43 | 25 | 36 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33 | 38 | 25 | 32 | 114 | 90 |
Norbury Manor | 81 | 81 | 75 | 70 | 92 | 103 | 66 | 77 | 102 | 82 | 8 | 51 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 283 | 267 |
Our Lady | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32 | ... | 9 | ... | 28 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 60 |
Oval | 54 | 56 | 48 | 50 | 68 | 60 | 46 | 47 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 81 | 83 | 57 | 72 | 203 | 199 |
Overbury | 72 | 77 | 67 | 74 | 15 | 32 | 7 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 105 | 114 |
Parish Church | 45 | 25 | 44 | 22 | 43 | 31 | 24 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38 | 28 | 33 | 25 | 126 | 84 |
Portland | 38 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 48 | 46 | 16 | 10 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 124 | 114 |
Purley Oaks | 39 | 50 | 38 | 49 | 40 | 33 | 28 | 22 | 40 | 33 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 30 | 20 | 26 | 144 | 146 |
Rockmount | 63 | 61 | 58 | 61 | 50 | 74 | 41 | 54 | ... | 88 | 75 | 76 | 73 | 201 | 210 | |||
St. Andrew's | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22 | 35 | 7 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22 | 35 |
St. Joseph's | 80 | 80 | 61 | 54 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 108 | 126 |
St. Mark's | 29 | 24 | 23 | 22 | ... | 25 | ... | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 29 | 52 |
St. Mary's | 40 | 43 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 37 | 31 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 127 | 115 |
St. Michael's | 64 | 44 | 55 | 36 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 64 | |
St. Peter's | 47 | 45 | 28 | 36 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 38 | 12 | 23 | 95 | |
Selhurst Gram. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | 11 | 110 | 128 | ... | 31 | 16 | ... | 3 | 110 | 155 | |
Shirley | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 42 | 50 |
South Norwood | 143 | 140 | 138 | 116 | 164 | 73 | 97 | 42 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 56 | ... | 40 | ... | 362 | 213 |
Spring Park | 80 | 49 | 75 | 46 | 35 | 35 | 27 | 28 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36 | 57 | 32 | 49 | 151 | 141 |
Stanled Tech. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 66 | ... | 7 | 66 | ... | |||||
Sydenham | 34 | 43 | 34 | 39 | 64 | 41 | 40 | 32 | ... | ... | 73 | 43 | 59 | 35 | 171 | 127 | ||
Tavistock | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 93 | 107 | 17 | 39 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 93 | 107 |
Waddon | 41 | 39 | 36 | 37 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 16 | 71 | 66 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 18 | 147 | 125 |
West Thornton | 67 | 83 | 63 | 79 | 28 | 67 | 19 | 51 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 90 | 55 | 55 | 44 | 185 | 205 |
Whitehorse | 100 | 64 | 90 | 58 | 76 | ... | 59 | 27 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 76 | 63 | 127 | 216 | ||
Winterbourne | 85 | 61 | 75 | 58 | 49 | 2 | 17 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 62 | 115 | 30 | 105 | 196 | 178 |
Wolsey | 140 | 140 | 136 | 133 | 65 | 69 | 40 | 46 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 54 | 40 | ... | 259 | 209 | |
Woodside | 114 | 104 | 106 | 99 | 74 | 116 | 52 | 81 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 47 | ... | 32 | ... | 235 | |
2547 | 2365 | 2277 | 2106 | 1600 | 1771 | 988 | 1223 | 1157 | 1361 | 146 | 487 | 1254 | 1202 | 928 | 989 | 6558 | 6699 | |
4912 | 4383 | 3371 | 2211 | 2518 | 633 | 2456 | 1917 | 13257 |
PERCENTAGE OF PARENTS PRESENT AT MEDICAL INSPECTIONS
Entrants | Boys | 89.4 | 89.2 | 69.0 | |
,, | Girls | 89.0 | |||
Intermediate | Boys | 61.8 | 65.6 | ||
Girls | 69.1 | ||||
Leavers | Boys | 12.6 | 25.1 | ||
,, | Girls | 35.7 | |||
Other Ages | Boys | 74.0 | 78.1 | ||
8 to 9 years | Girls | 82.3 |