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 Edmonton]
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ACCOMMODATION AND ATTENDANCE
I have extracted the following interesting information from the Committee's year book for 1919-20. There was none issusd for 1916-17 or 1917-18.
| Council Schools. | Non-provided Schools. | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation—March, 1919 | 12122 | 2183 | 14305 | |
| 1916-17 | No. of scholars on rolls | 10899 | 2240 | 13139 |
| Average attendance | 9796 | 1992 | 11788 | |
| 1917-18 | No. of scholars on rolls | 10485 | 2225 | 12710 |
| Average attendance | 8909 | 1941 | 10850 | |
| 1918-19 | No. of scholars on rolls | 10217 | 2233 | 12450 |
| Average attendance | 8909 | 1941 | 10850 | |
| Council Schools. | Accommodation. | Average Attendance. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys. | Girls. | Junr. Mixed | Infts. | Boys. | Girls. | Junr. Mixed | Infts. | |
| Ravnham Road | 660 | 540 | 600 | 576 | 441 | 379 | 382 | 373 |
| Brettenham Road | 459 | 398 | - | 437 | 347 | 324 | - | 245 |
| Silver Street | 592 | 562 | — | 562 | 437 | 453 | — | 354 |
| Montagu Road | 300 | 300 | 300 | 460 | 236 | 222 | 243 | 298 |
| Croyland Road | 537 | 369 | 420 | 369 | 413 | 266 | 308 | 252 |
| Eldon Road | 660 | 540 | 521 | 600 | 510 | 423 | 455 | 465 |
| Houndsfield Road | 300 | 300 | 300 | 460 | 252 | 252 | 284 | 295 |
| Total | 3508 | 3009 | 2141 | 3464 | 2636 | 2319 | 1672 | 2282 |
| Boys. | Girls. | Senr. Mixed | Infts. | Boys. | Girls. | Senr. Mixed | Infts. | |
| St. James' | 218 | 207 | - | 220 | 218 | 195 | - | 191 |
| All Saints' | — | 455 | - | 447 | - | 426 | - | 352 |
| Latymer Elementary | 300 | — | - | - | 286 | - | — | _ |
| St. Edmund's R.C. | — | — | 248 | 88 | — | - | 213 | 60 |
| Total | 518 | 662 | 248 | 755 | 504 | 621 | 213 | 603 |
| 4026 | 3671 | 2389 | 4219 | 3140 | 2940 | 1885 | 2885 | |
There were 12,710 children on the books for the year ending 28th February,
1918, besides the children attending Enfield Schools; the average number of