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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
Twickenham 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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GENERAL.
There are eight schools in Twickenham, comprising eighteen
departments after the separation of the boys' and girls' departments
at Orleans School at the end of the year. Taking the average
for the year there were 4183 scholars on the registers, the number
for December being 4252, an increase of 430 compared with the
number on the registers at the beginning of 1911. The average
daily attendance was 3770, being 90.08 per cent.
TABLE I.
Numbers on registers and in daily attendance.
| Month. | Number on Register. | Daily attendance. | Attendance. |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4134 | 3683 | 89.11 |
| February | 4124 | 3719 | 90.18 |
| March | 4111 | 3720 | 90.49 |
| April | 4172 | 3870 | 92.76 |
| May | 4216 | 3907 | 92.67 |
| June | 4255 | 3917 | 92.07 |
| July | 4173 | 3811 | 91.33 |
| September | 4096 | 3800 | 93.83 |
| October | 4231 | 3745 | 88.52 |
| November | 4250 | 3682 | 86.62 |
| December | 4252 | 3628 | 85.32 |
| Average | 4183 | 3770 | 90.08 |
At the end of the year the new Orleans School accommodating
the boys' and girls' departments was used for the first time.
The following description of this very fine building has been
kindly supplied by Mr. Pearce, the Surveyor to the Education
Committee, who was the architect of the building.