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Richmond upon Thames 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond upon Thames]
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SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE
POPULATION.
The population of Richmond upon Thames at mid'1970 was 174,550 (1969—
176,600) of which 21,187 (1969—20,736) were school children in maintained schools.
I am indebted to Mr. W. R. Wainwright, B.A., D.P.A., Chief Education Officer,
for the information given in Table I. below, Table 17 on page 99 and for the inform'
ation on Meals and Milk in schools on page 106.
Table I.
SCHOOL POPULATION (as at 22.1.71)
| No. of | Number on Registers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | Boys | Girls | Toral | |
| Secondary Grammar | 5 | 1,614 | 1,574 | 3,188 |
| Secondary Modern | 11 | 2,452 | 2,364 | 4,816 |
| Primary | 51 | 6,538 | 6,303 | 12,841 |
| 67 | 10,604 | 10,241 | 20,845 | |
| Nursery | 2 | 47 | 53 | 100 |
| Day Special Schools for E.S.N, children | 2 | 103 | 60 | 163 |
| Day Special School for Maladjusted children: | ||||
| Junior | 1 | *38 | *14 | 52 |
| Infant | 1 | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| Autistic Unit | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | 210 | 132 | 342 | |
| Total | 74 | 10,814 | 10,373 | 21,187 |
* Includes 2 boys and one girl of senior school age.
An increase of 451 pupils compared with the number in 1969 should be noted.
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