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Richmond upon Thames 1969
[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-1969 was 176,600 (1968—
177,130) of which 20,736 (1968—20,622) were school children in maintained schools.
Table I.
| No. of schools | Number on Registers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | Total | ||
| Secondary Grammar | 5 | 1,606 | 1,597 | 3,203 |
| Secondary Modern | 12 | 2,544 | 2,299 | 4,843 |
| Primary | 53 | 6,327 | 6,054 | 12,381 |
| 70 | 10,477 | 9,950 | 20,427 | |
| Nursery | 2 | 42 | 58 | 100 |
| Day Special Schools for E.S.N, children | 2 | 91 | 46 | 137 |
| Day Special School for Maladjusted children: | ||||
| Junior | 1 | 35 | 15 | 50 |
| Infant | 1 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| Autistic Unit | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | 186 | 123 | 309 | |
| Total | 77 | 10,663 | 10,073 | 20,736 |
An increase of 114 pupils compared with the number in 1968 should be noted.
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