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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
Greenwich 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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| SKIN TESTED | NEGATIVE | B.C.G. GIVEN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | Further Education & Training Colleges | Schools | Further Education &Training Colleges | Schools | Further Education & Training Colleges | |
| 1st Quarter | 452 | 64 | 405 | 8 | 405 | 8 |
| 2nd Quarter | 330 | — | 291 | — | 291 | — |
| 3rd Quarter | 687 | — | 603 | — | 603 | — |
| 4th Quarter | 1,064 | 2 | 897 | — | 897 | — |
| Total for 1965 | 2,533 | 66 | 2,196 | 8 | 2,196 | 8 |
Numbers on roll = 1,850
Infectious Diseases in Schools
Disease Number
Chickenpox 805
Dysentery, diarrhoea or enteritis 92
German measles 58
Impetigo 14
Influenza 11
Jaundice 8
Measles 1,136
Mumps 189
Ophthalmia and conjunctivitis 28
Ringworm (scalp) —
Ringworm (body) 5
Scabies 7
Scarlet fever 103
Sore throat and tonsillitis 87
Whooping cough 32
These figures cannot be considered to be comprehensive but
are an indication of the incidence and pattern of infectious disease.
Measles and chickenpox accounted for the majority of cases of
infectious disease in schools during 1965, measles showing its usual
biennial peak in this year. There were seven cases of scabies, all