London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Chelsea 1910
Annual report for 1910 of the Medical Officer of Health
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| Notifications sent to— | Notifications received from— | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battersea | 68 | Kensington | 95 | ||
| City of London | 34 | Other Boroughs | 45 | ||
| Fulham | 75 | District Council | 1 | ||
| Hackney | 10 | ||||
| Hammersmith | 16 | ||||
| Islington | 19 | ||||
| Kensington | 27 | ||||
| Lambeth | 21 | ||||
| Marylebone | 65 | ||||
| Paddington | 18 | ||||
| St. Pancras | 18 | ||||
| Shoreditch | 14 | ||||
| Stepney | 10 | ||||
| Wandsworth | 24 | ||||
| Westminster | 87 | ||||
| Other Metropolitan Boroughs | 31 | ||||
| District Councils | 34 | ||||
| Total | 571 | 141 | |||
School Cases.—There is a slight increase in the number of nonnotifiable
infectious diseases reported by the schools, the total for 1910
being 857, as compared with 809 in 1909. There is still a great variation
in the number of children notified by the different schools, as is shown by
the following table. As in 1909, no cases were reported from St. Luke's
Parochial Schools or St. Mary's Catholic Schools during 1910.
In most cases the homes are visited, and advice is given to the
parent, when there is no medical practitioner in attendance. Information
is also given to the various schools, if there are contacts continuing to
attend school, who have not suffered from the disease notified.
School Notifications.
| Cases notified from— | Cases of Disease notified— | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashburnham | 125 | Chicken-pox | 270 |
| Christ Church | 80 | Eczema | 5 |
| Cook's Ground | 105 | Impetigo | 2 |
| Holy Trinity | 56 | Itch | 4 |
| Horteusia-road | 13 | Measles | 278 |
| Marlborough-road | 197 | Mumps | 46 |
| Oratory | 23 | Ophthalmia | 24 |
| Park-walk | 204 | Ringworm | 66 |
| St. Joseph's | 1 | Sore Throats | 10 |
| Servite | 21 | Whooping Cough | 152 |
| Schools outside | 22 | ||
| 857 | 857 | ||
The total number of visits in connection with school notifications
was 354, namely:—Measles 138, chicken-pox 70, whooping cough 77,
ophthalmia 30, verminous heads 20, ringworm 9, mumps 8, and impetigo 2.