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

St Pancras 1916

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1916

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Table: Below is given the number of advices received from the London County Council Schools respecting the exclusion from school of children (patients, contacts, and suspects) on account of infectious conditions :—

Below is given the number of advices received from the London County Council Schools respecting the exclusion from school of children (patients, contacts, and suspects) on account of infectious conditions :—

School Notification of Exclusion.Patients, contacts and suspects.Actual cases.
Notifiable Infectious Diseases1346345
Measles1522712
Whooping Cough459345
Chicken-pox829483
Mumps178162
Other Definite Diseases222162
Suspicious Symptoms6866
Ringworm251233
Impetigo, &c.269253
Scabies108106
Pediculosis——
52522867