Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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EXCLUSION OF CHILDREN FROM SCHOOL ON ACCOUNT OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AND DISORDERS.
School Notifications of Exclusion (Patients, Contacts and Suspects),
Year 1911.
1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Year 1911. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Compulsorily Certifiable Diseases. | |||||
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Scarlet Fever | 92 | 107 | 155 | 176 | 530 |
Diphtheria & Membranous Croup | 126 | 65 | 110 | 152 | 453 |
Enteric Fever | ... | ... | 9 | 3 | 12 |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Erysipelas | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
B. Voluntarily Certifiable Diseases. | |||||
Consumption | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
C. Temporarily Certifiable Diseases. | |||||
Chicken-pox | 245 | 114 | 173 | 627 | |
D. Non-certifiable Diseases. | |||||
Measles | 1330 | 372 | 70 | 63 | 1835 |
Whooping Cough | 120 | 128 | 105 | 24 | 377 |
Mumps | 215 | 226 | 108 | 123 | 672 |
Tonsilitis | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 |
E. Suspicious Symptoms. | |||||
Sore Throat | 1 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 29 |
Feverish Cold | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Whooping | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Vomiting | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Hash, Eczema, etc. | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
Etc. | 23 | 1 | ... | 1 | 25 |
F. Communicable Disorders. | |||||
Ophthalmia | 26 | 38 | 108 | 178 | 350 |
Ringworm | 58 | 73 | 48 | 42 | 221 |
Impetigo | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 33 |
Scabies | 31 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 60 |
Pediculosis Corporis | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
,, Capitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Totals | 2288 | 1182 | 804 | 988 | 5262 |