Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford page 87

Deptford 1914

Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford

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Table: When a notice has been received from the Medical Officer of Health, stating that an infectious illness exists at any premises in which school children are known to reside, the following procedure is adopted:—

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When a notice has been received from the Medical Officer of Health, stating that an infectious illness exists at any premises in which school children are known to reside, the following procedure is adopted:—

Disease. 1	Period of exclusion of children suffering from the disease-2.	Period of exclusion of children living in houses where the disease exists. 3.	Rules in regard to flats and tenement houses. 4.
Smallpox	(1) Until the medical attendant certifies, if the case is treated at home.	(1) If patient is removed to hos-pital, until 14 days, and in case of smallpox 16 days, following date when case was certified (vide notice from local medical officer of health)	In cases where children live in tenement houses exclude as follows:— (a) In the case of "model dwellings" or "trust buildings," etc only children from the same flat (or self-contained tenement) as that in which the case of infection exists.
Smallpox		(2) Until after discharge from hospital.	(2) If patient is treated at home until the expiration of 14 days from date of disinfection of premises. If no disinfection notice is received it should be procured without delay from the offices of the local sanitary authority.
Diphtheria Membranous croup	1) Until a fortnight after disin-fection of premises, if the case is treated at home.	(2) Until a fortnight after date of discharge from hospital.
Scarlet fever or scarlatina