Forty-fifth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Borough of Islington page 101

Islington 1900

Forty-fifth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Borough of Islington

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101 [1900
INFECTIOUS DISEASES IS THE PUBLIC ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS.
Notifiable Diseases.—It was found that 914 children, who suffered from
one or other of the notifiable infectious diseases, were scholars attending the public
elementary schools; and that 1,117 scholars, who, although themselves not ill,
lived in houses in "which one of these diseases was present, and who consequently
were excluded from school until the patient had been either removed to a hospital
or had recovered, and the premises had been disinfected.

Table: The scholars who were attacked suffered from the following diseases:—

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The scholars who were attacked suffered from the following diseases:—

Smallpox	1
Scarlet Fever	547
Diphtheria	289
Enteric Fever	64
Other notifiable diseases	13
Total	914

Table: It will be noticed from the succeeding statement that these figures are, on the whole, an improvement on those of the preceding year:—

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It will be noticed from the succeeding statement that these figures are, on the whole, an improvement on those of the preceding year:—

	Smallpox	Scarlet Fever	Diphtheria	Enteric Fever.	Other Diseases	Total.
1894	3	842	355	28	12	1,240
1897	—	753	267	38	12	1,070
1898	—	640	206	37	8	891
1899	—	725	290	61	11	1,087
1,900	1	547	219	64	13	914

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N on-Notifiable Diseases.—In addition to the above diseases there are
others, which, though of an infectious nature, are not compulsorily notifiable,
either by parents, guardians, or by the medical profession, but which, under the
Code Regulations of the School Board for London, must be notified by the
teachers of their schools. These diseases are Measles, Whooping Cough, Chicken
Pox and Mumps.
For a very long while many of the teachers in these schools were very remiss
in notifying these cases to the Medical Officer of Health, but at length a great
improvement has taken place, and, as the returns for 1899 showed an improvement
on those of the preceding year, so do those for 1900 show a great improvement
on those for 1899.

Table: In 1899 twenty-eight schools forwarded returns, while in 1900 thirty-seven schools sent them. In 1899 information was forwarded respecting 829 cases while in 1900 it was received with respect to 3,066 cases.

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In 1899 twenty-eight schools forwarded returns, while in 1900 thirty-seven schools sent them. In 1899 information was forwarded respecting 829 cases while in 1900 it was received with respect to 3,066 cases.

	Measles.	Chicken Pox.	Whooping Cough.
1899	604	78	177
1,900	1,619	365	434

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Islington 1900

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Table: The scholars who were attacked suffered from the following diseases:—

Table: It will be noticed from the succeeding statement that these figures are, on the whole, an improvement on those of the preceding year:—

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Table: In 1899 twenty-eight schools forwarded returns, while in 1900 thirty-seven schools sent them. In 1899 information was forwarded respecting 829 cases while in 1900 it was received with respect to 3,066 cases.