§ Mr. Parkerasked the President of the Board of Education what is the estimated number of children of school age now resident in the London County Council area, East Ham and West Ham; the percentage this is of the normal school child population; the numbers now attending school; and the percentage this is of those still resident?
§ Mr. RamsbothamIn London the estimated number of children of school age now resident is about 80,000, representing 22.2 per cent. of the normal school population. The number of children attending school is about 65,000 or 81.2 per cent. of the numbers still resident. In East Ham the estimated number of children of school age now resident is 4,000, representing 25 per cent. of the normal school population. The number of children attending school is roughly 3,300, or 82.5 per cent. of those now resident in the area. In West Ham the estimated number of children of school age now resident is 5,000, representing 15.6 per cent. of the normal school population. The number of children attending school is about 4,000, or 80 per cent. of those resident in the area.