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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 1955
[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 | Poliomyeltis | Jaundice | Conjunctivitis | Sore Throat | Indefinite Sickness | Enteric Group | Erysipelas | Vermin | Meningococcal Infection | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body | Scalp | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Saints | 262 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 46 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 58 | |
| Archbp Tenison | 281 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ashburton | 1853 | 17 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 |
| Benson | 605 | 13 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 |
| Beulah | 971 | 53 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | 81 |
| Cast1e Hill | 246 | — | 3 | — | 15 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 27 |
| Christchurch | 218 | 19 | — | — | 68 | 1 | — | _ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 92 |
| Coloma | 531 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Crossfield Nursery | 42 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Croydon High | 868 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Croydon Tech. | 281 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Cypress | 40 2 | 38 | — | — | 6 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 104 |
| Davidson | 70 5 | 57 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 |
| Duppas | 430 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | |
| Ecclesbourne | 404 | 42 | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 61 |
| Elmwood | 918 | 63 | — | 2 | 53 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 138 |
| Fairchildes | 1580 | 37 | 3 | — | 171 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 243 |
| Gilbert Scott | 719 | 44 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 177 |
| Gonvi11e | 500 | 75 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Good Shepherd | 18 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Heath Clark | 443 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Howard | 520 | 39 | — | 5 | 23 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 77 |
| Ingram | 952 | 52 | 1 | — | 1 | 12 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 |
| John Newnham | 475 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 |
| John Ruskin | 469 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Kensington Av. | 612 | 16 | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||