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 Erith]
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C(3). School Incidence of Infectious Disease.
The following Table gives in detail the prevalence of certain notifiable Infectious Diseases in each of the Schools in the District, along with the number of cases above and below School age (5 years).
School | Accommodation | Diphtheria | Scarlet Fever | Typhoid | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Central Boys. | North. Heath | 560 | — | — | — | — | |
Picardy | 480 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | ||
Central Girls. | North. Heath | 560 | — | — | — | — | |
Picardy | 480 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | ||
Junior Bovs. | North Heath | 200 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
St. Augustine's Road | 350 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | ||
West Street | 300 | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||
Junior Girls. | North. Heath | 200 | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | |
St. Augustine's Road | 350 | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
West Street | 300 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | ||
Junior Mixed. | Bedonwell Hill | 290 | — | 2 | — | 2 | |
Crescent Road | 330 | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | ||
All Saints C. of E. | 130 | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
Junior Mixed and Infants. | Crossness | 150 | — | — | — | — | |
Mixed and Infants | St. Fidelis R.C | 193 | — | — | — | — | |
Infants. | Bedonwell Hill | 240 | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
Belvedere | 150 | — | — | — | — | ||
Crescent Koad | 190 | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
North. Heath | 340 | — | 4 | 4 | |||
St. Augustines Road | 350 | 3 | 6 | — | 9 | ||
West Street | 350 | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | ||
Totals | 6490 | 18 | 31 | — | 49 | ||
Private and other Schools. | Males | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
Females | — | 2 | — | 2 | |||
Schools out of Town | Males | — | 3 | — | 3 | ||
Females | — | — | — | — | |||
Under School Age | Males | 6 | 8 | — | 14 | ||
Females | 3 | 9 | — | 12 | |||
Over School Age | Males | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | ||
Females | 8 | 5 | — | 13 | |||
Totals | 18 | 29 | — | 47 | |||
Grand Totals | 37 | 61 | — | 98 |