52. Mr. W. Joseph Stewartasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education the number of children in average attendance at the elementary schools in the administrative county of Durham, the boroughs of Sunderland, South Shields, Darlington, Stockton, Gateshead, West Hartlepool and all Part 3 authorities in the county up to date?
Mr. LindsayI will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table giving the information asked for.
§ Following is the table:
| PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. | ||
| Average attendance for the year ended 31st March, 1939. | ||
| Area. | Average Attendance. | |
| Durham County | … | 98,920 |
| Darlington C.B. | … | 8,691 |
| Gateshead C.B. | … | 16,225 |
| South Shields C.B. | … | 14,919 |
| Sunderland C.B. | … | 27,405 |
| West Hartlepool C.B. | … | 9,753 |
| Durham B. | … | 2,068 |
| Hartlepool B. | … | 2,624 |
| Jarrow B. | … | 5,228 |
| Stockton-on-Tees B. | … | 9,589 |
| Felling U.D. | … | 3,820 |
| Hebburn U.D. | … | 3,617 |