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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

Tottenham 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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6
MEDICAL INSPECTION.
The record of inspections, general and special, and the action arising
thereout, including following-up and treatment, have been tabulated and
are to be found on pages 25—32.
INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
The following infectious diseases amongst school children have been
notified with the frequency stated.
Scarlet Fever 308
Diphtheria 234
Erysipelas 1
Pneumonia 36
Encephalitis Lethargica 2
Poliomyelitis 1
T uberculosis—pulmonary 11
Tuberculosis—non-pulmonary 19

Table: Voluntary Notifications.—Teachers, attendance officers, and others gave intimation of the occurrence of the following diseases:-

Voluntary Notifications.—Teachers, attendance officers, and others gave intimation of the occurrence of the following diseases:-

Measles158Sore Throat20
German Measles35T uberculosis3
Mumps693Influenza105
Whooping Cough274Eye Disease9
Chicken Pox228Ringworm of Head19
Scarlet Fever112Ringworm of Body7
Diphtheria116Sores and Eczema46
Scabies9Impetigo21
Skin Disease6Rheumatism3
Tonsilitis13Otorrhoea7
Chorea5Children excluded owing to Infectious Disease in house285
Pneumonia2
Colds6
Rash5Other Diseases75

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These cases were excluded from school so long as they were deemed
to be in an infectious condition.