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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
Harrow 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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| Disease | Exclusion of children attacked, by disease. | Exclusion of children living in infected houses. |
|---|---|---|
| Whooping cough | Six weeks, or as long as the cough with whoop continues. | Infants—Children in infant schools to be excluded for six weeks from date of onset of last case, or as long as the cough with whoop continues; or three weeks from date of last exposure to infection. |
| Seniors—Children who have not had the disease to be excluded as in case of infants. Children who have had the disease need not be excluded. | ||
| Chickenpox | Three weeks, or until all scabs have disappeared. | Infants—Children in infant schools to be excluded for three weeks from date of last exposure to infection. |
| Seniors—Children who have not already had the disease to be excluded as in the case of infants. Children who have had the disease need not be excluded. | ||
| Mumps | One week after the subsidence of the swelling. | Owing to the long incubation period of this complaint, exclusion from school involves considerable interference with school work. In view of the fact, and of the absence of danger of life, the exclusion may be confined to the patient. |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | Three months or longer. | Three weeks. |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | Six weeks or longer. | Three weeks or longer. |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | Mild or abortive attack— Six weeks or longer. Fully developed attack—Six months or longer. | Until three weeks after isolation of patient. |
Disinfection.
In November, 1934, it was agreed that fumigation and stoving
be carried out free of charge at premises infected with a notifiable
infectious disease. In other cases fumigation shall be undertaken
only when demanded, an appropriate charge being made for each
case.
In March, 1935, it was agreed:—
(a) That, except in cases of smallpox and typhoid fever and
in any exceptional cases approved by the Medical Officer