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Richmond upon Thames 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE
POPULATION.
The population of Richmond upon Thames at mid-1968 was 177,130 (1967—
179,040) of which 20,622 (1967—20,195) were school children in maintained schools.
Table I.
SCHOOL POPULATION (As at 18.1.69)
| No. of schools | Number on Registers | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | |||
| Secondary Grammar | 5 | 1,642 | 1,630 | 3,272 |
| Secondary Modern | 14 | 2,598 | 2,319 | 4,917 |
| Primary | 51 | 6,250 | 5,917 | 12,167 |
| 70 | 10,490 | 9,866 | 20,356 | |
| Nursery | 4 | 47 | 53 | 100 |
| Day Special Schools for E.S.N, children | 2 | 83 | 38 | 121 |
| Day Special School for Maladjusted children | 1 | 26 | 10 | 36 |
| Autistic Unit | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | 162 | 0104 | 266 | |
| Total | 78 | 10,652 | 9,970 | 20,622 |
An increase of 427 pupils compared with the number in 1967 should be noted.
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