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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Table VI
CONDITIONS NOTIFIED BY TEACHERS AND SCHOOL ENQUIRY OFFICERS AND CONFIRMED BY HEALTH VISITORS 1956
School Population | Measles | German Measles | Whooping Cough | Chicken Pox | Mumps | Scabies | Impetigo | Ringworm | Diphtheria | Scarlet Fever | Dysentery | Poliomyelitis | Jaundice | Conjunctivitis | Sore Throat | Indefinite Sickness | Enteric Group | Erysipelas | Vermin | Meningococcal Infection | Totals | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Body | Scalp | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All Saints | 277 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | |
Arch.Tenison | 296 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Ashburton | 1848 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
Benson | 611 | 2 | – | – | 60 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 64 |
Beulah | 909 | – | – | 5 | 45 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 57 |
Castle Hill | 650 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 81 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 114 |
Christchurch | 214 | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | 27 |
Coloma | 546 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Crossfield Nursery | 43 | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 7 |
Croydon High | 876 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Croydon Tech. | 282 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Cypress | 437 | – | – | 3 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 16 |
Davidson | 611 | 13 | – | 4 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 33 |
Duppas | 438 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 7 |
Ecclesbourne | 43 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 |
Elmwood | 926 | – | – | 1 | 9 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 25 |
Fairchildes | 1795 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 |
Gilbert Scott | 774 | – | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 |
Gonville | 521 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 15 |
Good Shepherd | 261 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
Heath Clark | 535 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Howard | 522 | – | 3 | 2 | 22 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 38 |
Ingram | 984 | – | 1 | 5 | 22 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 1 |
John Newnham | 540 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | — | – | – | – | – | — | – | — | 2 | |
John Ruskin | 508 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Kensington AV. | 635 | 1 | – | 4 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 74 |
Kingslyy | 845 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 34 | - | 9 | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lady Edridge | 945 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |