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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
Edmonton 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton, UDC]
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GENERAL INFORMATION.
NUMBER OF SCHOOLS AND ACCOMMODATION.
Departments.
Accommodation.
Boys.
Girls.
Infants.
Mixed.
Boys.
Girls.
Infants.
Mixed.
Provided
7
7
7
3
3,508
3,009
3,464
1,121
Non-provided ...
2
2
2
1
518
662
667
336
Total
9
9
9
4
4,026
3,671
4,I3I
1,457
The Committee propose, with the sanction of the Board of Education,
to write down the accommodation of the classrooms so that, as far as
circumstances permit, the classes shall not exceed 50 on the rolls. On this
basis the effective accommodation of Council Schools is 9,473 and non-provided
schools 2,072, making a total of 11,545.
March, 1921, March, 1922.
Number of children on rolls ... ... 12,193 11,690
Average number on the rolls during the school year ending
March 31st, 1924 10,947
Average attendance same period ... ... ... ... 9,944
Births for the year 1911 1,847
.. 1920 1,92I
Special Schools. Accommodation,
Nassau House, Enfield Highway, for the feeble-minded, in
conjunction with Enfield ... ... ... ... ... 66
Deaf and Dumb Centre, Tottenham, in conjunction with
Tottenham, Hornsey, Wood Green and Enfield ... 80