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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| School | Average No. on Registers | Average Attendance | Average 19S9 Attendance % | Average 1958 Attendance % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VOLUNTARY PRIMARY | ||||
| All Saints' Mixed and Infants | 221 | 199 | 90.0 | 91.0 |
| Good Shepherd R. C. Junior Mixed and Infants | 303 | 264 | 87.1 | 88.4 |
| Parish Church Junior Mixed and Infants | 347 | 308 | 88.8 | 91.2 |
| St. Joseph's Mixed and Infants | 518 | 453 | 87.5 | 89.8 |
| St. Mark's Junior Mixed and Infants | 215 | 192 | 89.3 | 89.4 |
| St. Mary's R. C. Junior Mixed and Infants | 416 | 367 | 88.2 | 89.3 |
| St. Michael's Infants | 109 | 90 | 82.6 | 86.4 |
| Shirley (St. Johns) Junior Mixed and Infants | 278 | 249 | 89.6 | 91.4 |
| 2,407 | 2,122 | 88.1 | 89.9 | |
| SELECTIVE CENTRAL AND GRAMMAR | ||||
| Archbishop Tenison's Mixed | 303 | 282 | 93.1 | 93.2 |
| Heath Clark Mixed | 654 | 605 | 92.5 | 94.5 |
| John Newnham Mixed | 539 | 500 | 92.7 | 93.4 |
| Selhurst Boys | 847 | 820 | 96.8 | 94.7 |
| Selhurst Girls | 576 | 534 | 92.7 | 93.3 |
| John Rusk in Boys | 591 | 554 | 93.7 | 94.1 |
| Coloraa Girls | 569 | 521 | 91.6 | 90.8 |
| Lady Edridge Girls | 621 | 600 | 96.6 | 94.0 |
| 4,700 | 4,416 | 93.9 | 93.8 | |
| TECHNICAL | ||||
| Stanley Technical | 311 | 288 | 92.6 | 93.9 |
| Croydon Secondary Technical | 401 | 377 | 94.0 | 95.1 |
| 712 | 665 | 93.3 | 94.5 | |
| SUMMARY OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE FOR THE YEAR 1959. | ||||
| Council Primary | 18,841 | 16,8 39 | 89.3 | 90.9 |
| Voluntary Primary | 2,407 | 2,122 | 88.1 | 89.9 |
| Council Secondary | 9,035 | 8,113 | 89.7 | 90.4 |
| Voluntary secondary Mixed | 760 | 673 | 88.5 | 89.8 |
| Grammar and Central | 4,700 | 4,416 | 93.9 | 93.8 |
| Technical | 712 | 665 | 93.3 | 94.5 |
| Specials | 423 | 365 | 86.2 | 86.7 |
| 36,878 | 33,193 | 90.0 | 91.1 | |
| Crosfield Nursery | 39 | 30 | 76.9 | 85.1 |