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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

Paddington 1898

Report on vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1898

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Table: There were, further, 9 primary cases of diphtheria reported among members of families sending children (other than the patients) to this school. If these be added, and the cases arranged in order of dates of sickening of the patients, the series becomes:—

There were, further, 9 primary cases of diphtheria reported among members of families sending children (other than the patients) to this school. If these be added, and the cases arranged in order of dates of sickening of the patients, the series becomes:—

Girls' and Infants' Schools.
3 vii.15 ix.9 xi.30 xi.
4 vii.18 ix.(13 xi.)(4 xii.)
(7 vii.)14 x.26 xi.(15 xii.)
(28 vii.)20 x.(27 xi.)20 xii.
Holidays (18 viii.)3 xi.

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Note.—The cases shown thus "(7 vii.)" are those of children or others
not attending the school, but members of families sending children to it.
There are, however, two important points which
should not be lost sight of, namely, the impossibility
of excluding undiscovered sources of infection quite
independent of the school, and the lack of definite
knowledge as to the frequency of error of diagnosis.
It must suffice to say that the series as made out is
very suggestive.

Table: In the case of scarlet fever, the following is the list of attacks among those in actual attendance at the school:—

In the case of scarlet fever, the following is the list of attacks among those in actual attendance at the school:—

Sex & Age.Date of Sickening.Last Attendance.Sex & Age.Date of Sickening.Last Attendance.
f. 931 i.28 i.m. 724 vii.21 vii.
f. 528 ii.25 ii.Holidays.
m. 510 iii.10 iii.m. 426 viii.26 viii.
f. 712 iii.11 iii.f. 330 viii.26 viii.
m. 67 v.29 iv. (?)m. 72 ix.2 ix.
f. 621 v.18 v.m. 43 ix.2 ix.
f. 1817 vi.17 vi.m. 629 ix.29 ix.
m. 62 vii.1 vii.f. 46 x.6 x.
m. 53 vii.1 vii,f. 623 xi.22 xi.