London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Willesden 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
This page requires JavaScript
150
Regulations for the Control of Infectious
Diseases.—Experience has taught that the control of
infectious disease depends mainly on the control of the
individuals suffering, and that "missed" cases and so-called
" carriers " are the principal means whereby infection is
spread. The exclusion of contacts from school is only
important, therefore, where there is a probability that such
contacts will develop the disease—and this probability is
small where the contact has already suffered from the disease
in question.
These are the principles on which the Willesden Education
Committee have based their regulations for dealing with
infectious diseases, and the following regulations, which
have been adopted, and are now in operation, are
based on the same principles:—
Regulations for the Control of Infectious Diseases
in the Schools.
(i.) Common Infectious Diseases.
| Disease. | Children suffering from Disease stated in Col. 1. | Children living in tenements where Disease stated in Col. 1. occurred, i-e. Contacts. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contacts who have previously suffered. | Contacts who have not previously suffered. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| • | |||