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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| 5 years and under | 6 years | 7 years | 8 years | 9 years | 10 years | 11 years | 12 years | 13 years | 14 years | 15 years | 16 years and over | totals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| St. Mary's R. C. | 48 | 26 | 38 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 41 | 10 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 38 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 26 | 14 | 4 | - | 11 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 184 | 160 | 80 | 70 |
| St. Michael's | 26 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30 | 28 | 22 | 23 |
| St. Peter's | 15 | 26 | 13 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 10 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38 | 34 | 27 | 25 |
| Selhurst Grammar | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | 1 | - | 37 | - | 1 | - | 50 | - | 2 |
| Shirley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 16 | 16 | - | - | 25 | 28 | - | 3 | 103 | 120 | 5 | 10 |
| South Croydon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 32 | - | - | 62 | 39 | 1 | - | 110 | 134 | 9 | 6 |
| South Norwood | 58 | 43 | 50 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 42 | 28 | 21 | 25 | 17 | 23 | 12 | 13 | - | 4 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 148 | 111 | 105 | 84 |
| Spring Park | 37 | 35 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 1C | - | 2 | - | 2 | 33 | 38 | 23 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 93 | 92 | 69 | 7 |
| Stanley Technical | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38 | - | 3 | - | 24 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40 | - | - | - | 102 | - | 8 | - |
| Sydenham | 38 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 1C | - | 2 | - | 1 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 80 | 83 | 65 | 64 |
| Tavistock | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 39 | - | 30 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 21 | - | 1 | - | - | 43 | - | 6 | 76 | 33 | 6 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 119 | 130 | 10 | 53 |
| Waddon | 36 | 46 | 31 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 42 | 54 | 36 | 35 | |
| West Thornton | 10 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 11 | - | 1 | - | - | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 52 | 45 | 40 | 44 |
| Westwood | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 67 | - | 19 | - | 25 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 68 | - | 5 | - | 8 | - | 1 | - | 168 | - | 30 |
| Whitehorse | 46 | 53 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 22 | 10 | 6 | - | 4 | - | 40 | 43 | 24 | 36 | 28 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 151 | 117 | 108 | 92 |
| Winterbourne | 75 | 59 | 51 | 58 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 62 | - | 51 | 65 | 35 | 52 | 16 | 25 | 5 | 15 | 4 | - | 6 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 170 | 178 | 121 | 140 |
| Wolsey | 75 | 65 | 70 | 62 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 46 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 19 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 168 | 130 | 128 | 115 |
| Woodside | 70 | 68 | 65 | 60 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 5 | - | 3 | 35 | 53 | 22 | 41 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 137 | 174 | 105 | 136 |
| 1583 | 1456 | 1339 | 1262 | 307 | 328 | 236 | 227 | 95 | 86 | 57 | 59 | 505 | 567 | 359 | 400 | 752 | 762 | 504 | 555 | 315 | 281 | 196 | 178 | 296 | 338 | 83 | 139 | 616 | 768 | 99 | 227 | 264 | 396 | 44 | 84 | 289 | 446 | 18 | 58 | 465 | 897 | 30 | 106 | 476 | 518 | 3 | 9 | 5963 | 6843 | 2968 | 3304 | |
| 3039 | 2601 | 635 | 463 | 181 | 116 | 1072 | 759 | 1514 | 1059 | 596 | 374 | 634 | 222 | 1384 | 326 | 660 | 128 | 735 | 76 | 1362 | 136 | 994 | 12 | 12806 | 6272 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PERCENTAGE OF PARENTS PRESENT
| Age 5 years and under | Boys | 84.6 | 85.6 | Boys 49.8 | All Groups 49.0 |
| Girls | 86.7 | ||||
| 6 years | Boys | 76.9 | 72.9 | ||
| Girls | 69.2 | ||||
| 7 years | Boys | 60.0 | 64.1 | ||
| Girls | 68.6 | ||||
| 8 years | Boys | 71.1 | 70.8 | ||
| Girls | 70.5 | ||||
| 9 years | Boys | 67.0 | 69.9 | ||
| Girls | 72.8 | ||||
| 10 years | Boys | 62.2 | 62.8 | ||
| Girls | 63.3 | ||||
| 11 years | Boys | 28.0 | 35.0 | Girls 48.3 | |
| Girls | 41.1 | ||||
| 12 years | Boys | 16.1 | 23.6 | ||
| Girls | 29.6 | ||||
| 13 years | Boys | 12.9 | 19.4 | ||
| Girls | 21.2 | ||||
| 14 years | Boys | 6.2 | 10.3 | ||
| Girls | 13.0 | ||||
| 15 years | Boys | 6. 5 | 10.0 | ||
| Girls | 11.8 | ||||
| 16 years and over | Boys | 0.6 | 1.2 | ||
| Girls | 1.8 |