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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 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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Table: The following table shows the incidence of infectious diseases, occurring amongst school children, as notified to the Health Department under the Infectious Disease (Notification) Act, and subsequent Orders:-

The following table shows the incidence of infectious diseases, occurring amongst school children, as notified to the Health Department under the Infectious Disease (Notification) Act, and subsequent Orders:-

Scarlet Fever265
Diphtheria138
Erysipelas4
Pneumonia9
Poliomyelitis1
Tuberculosis—pulmonary22
„ non-pulmonary12

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Voluntary Notifications.
Teachers, attendance officers and others gave intimation of the
occurrence, amongst school children, of the following diseases with the
stated incidence:—
Measles 1432 Sore Throat 27
German Measles 21 Influenza 31
Mumps 344 Eye Disease 3
Whooping Cough 247 Sores and Impetigo 58
Chickenpox 518 Rheumatism 2
Scarlet Fever 271 Other Diseases 39
Diphtheria 92 Children excluded owing
Scabies 26 to Infectious Disease in
Tonsillitis 8 house 621
Bronchitis 11
Immunisation against diphtheria is gaining greater favour and the
numbers of school children attending at the Town Hall on Wednesday
and Friday forenoons have greatly increased.
Upon notification of a case of diphtheria in a school child, the
parents of all the children attending the same class are circularised and
invited to give their consent to the immunisation of their children. The
response has been gratifying.
Microscopical Examinations.
Four specimens of hairs were examined, two of which were found to
contain ringworm spores.