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 Shoreditch]
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In the following Table are set forth the numbers of children, belonging to Shoreditch, who were suffering from infectious diseases, or were members of households in which infectious diseases existed, concerning whom intimations of exclusion from school were received from the head teachers, in accordance with the requirements of the regulations of the London School Board:—
SCHOOL. | Smallpox. | Diphtheria | Scarlet Fever | Measles | Chicken-pox | Whooping Cough | Mumps | Other Diseases | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bath Street | ... | l | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 9 |
Columbia Road | ... | l | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Canal Road | 1 | l | 3 | 84 | 37 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 151 |
Chatham Gardens | ... | • • • | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 11 |
Curtain Road | ... | ... | ... | 31 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 32 |
Daniel Street | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Fellows Street | ... | 2 | ... | 68 | ... | 5 | 4 | 2 | 81 |
Gopsall Street | ... | 3 | 6 | 90 | 22 | 27 | 206 | 28 | 382 |
Haggerston Road | ... | 3 | 9 | 94 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 147 |
Hammond Square | ... | ... | ... | 27 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 29 |
Maidstone Street | ... | 1 | ... | 58 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 107 |
Napier Street | ... | 1 | 1 | 78 | 7 | ... | ... | 8 | 95 |
Richards Road | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
Redvers Street | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
Scawfell Street | ... | 4 | 1 | 156 | 40 | 1 | 43 | 31 | 276 |
Scrutton Street | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 5 | ... | 13 | 4 | 28 |
Shepperton Road | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
St. John's Road | ... | 4 | 1 | 43 | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | 56 |
Teesdale Street | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Trinity Place | ... | ... | ... | 98 | 13 | ... | ... | 1 | 112 |
Virginia Road | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 10 |
Wenlock Road | ... | 1 | 1 | 93 | 11 | ... | 1 | 11 | 118 |
Totals | l | 22 | 22 | 958 | 172 | 56 | 287 | 141 | 1659 |
The information respecting a case of small-pox, included in the above Table, was
on enquiry, found to be erroneous.
During the year attention was especially directed to the undermentioned
schools:—
Scawfell Street School—came under notice in January by reason of the
prevalence of measles amongst the children attending the infants' department. The
infants' room was closed for three weeks, and the necessary disinfection was carried
out by the sanitary authority.
Trinity Place School—came under notice early in March, and then again just
before the Easter holidays. On the latter occasion it was found that about 37
per cent. of the children attending the babies' class were absent on account of
measles. The holidays of the babies were extended to 17 days, during which period
the class-room was thoroughly cleansed and aired.
Napier Street School—came under observation towards the end of May. The
babies' room in the infants' department was closed on account of measles, and