London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Chelsea 1909
Annual report for 1909 of the Medical Officer of Health
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| Notifications sent to— | Notifications received from— | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster | 84 | Kensingston | 93 |
| Fulham | 73 | City of London | 5 |
| Battersea | 61 | Wandsworth | 5 |
| Marylebone | 56 | Fulham | 3 |
| City of London | 35 | Battersea | 2 |
| Kensington | 29 | Marylebone | 2 |
| Islington | 25 | Paddington | 2 |
| Paddington | 20 | Finsbury | 1 |
| Camberwell | 18 | ||
| Stepney | 15 | ||
| Wandsworth | 15 | ||
| Hammersmith | 14 | ||
| Lambeth | 13 | ||
| St. Pancras | 13 | ||
| Shoreditch | 10 | ||
| Hackney | 9 | ||
| Bethnal Green | 7 | ||
| Holborn | 6 | ||
| Finsbury | 5 | ||
| Stoke Newington | 3 | ||
| Hampstead | 2 | ||
| Hornsey | 1 | ||
| District Councils | 36 | ||
| Total | 550 | 113 | |
School Cases.—There is a considerable increase in the number of nonnotifiable
infectious diseases reported by the Schools, as compared with
1908, but there is still great variation in the number of children notified
by the different Schools, as the following table shows.
In most cases the homes are visited, and advice is given to the
parent, when there is no medical practitioner in attendance. Information
is also given to the various Schools, if there are contacts attending, who
have not
SCHOOL NOTIFICATIONS.
| 1st qr. | 2nd qr. | 3rd qr. | 4th qr. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases notified from— | ||||||
| I. | Marlborough Boad | 156 | 31 | 17 | 11 | 215 |
| II. | Ashburnham | 136 | 22 | 33 | 23 | 214 |
| III. | Park Walk | 99 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 131 |
| IV. | Cook's Ground | 20 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 58 |
| V. | Christ Church | 46 | 7 | 1 | 54 | |
| VI. | Holy Trinity | 39 | 4 | 3 | _ | 46 |
| VII. | Hortensia Boad | 16 | 15 | 31 | ||
| VIII. | Oratory (Middle) | 19 | 3 | — | 3 | 25 |
| IX. | Servite | 1 | 3 | _ | 4 | |
| X. | Other Schools outside Chelsea | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 31 |
| 551 | 103 | 71 | 84 | 809 | ||