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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
Wood Green 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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Schools affected by Infectious Disease during 1933:—
| School. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Boys | 5 | - |
| ,, Girls | 1 | 1 |
| ,, Infants | 3 | 3 |
| Bounds Green Boys | 2 | - |
| Girls | 4 | - |
| ,, ,, Infants | 10 | - |
| Lordship Lane Boys | 3 | 2 |
| ,, ,, Girls | 7 | - |
| ,, ,, Infants | 4 | 1 |
| Noel Park Boys | 5 | — |
| ,, ,, Girls | 4 | — |
| ,, ,, Infants | 12 | — |
| Rhodes Avenue | 14 | — |
| St. Michaels Mixed .. | 3 | — |
| ,, Infants .. | 6 | 1 |
| St. Pauls | 3 | - |
| White Hart Lane Boys | 5 | 1 |
| ,, Girls | 4 | - |
| ,, ,, ,, Infants | 3 | - |
| Glendale County School | 1 | 2 |
| Trinity County School | 2 | - |
| Private Schools | 4 | - |
| Schools outside district | 6 | 1 |
| Under School age | 49 | 6 |
| Over School age | 32 | 6 |
| Totals | 192 | 24 |
In previous reports I have referred to the immunisation of
children against diphtheria which has been in progress in Wood
Green since the end of 1929. The work goes steadily on as part of
the routine activity of the Health Department and is carried out in
the infant and junior departments of the schools and at the School
Clinic. The infant and junior departments are visited in rotation
and the offer of immunisation made to all children not already
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