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THE INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
945 cases of the notifiable infectious diseases occurred in the Public Elementary
Schools of the Borough, of which 440 were Scarlet Fever and 335 Diphtheria.

In addition to the above, 168 notifications of Chicken-pox, which was made
notifiable in Islington in 1930, were received.
Non - Notifiable Diseases.—4,959 cases came to the knowledge of the
Medical Officer of Health during the year, viz., 2,612 cases of Mealses, 586 cases
of Chicken-pox, not notifiable under the Chicken-pox (Islington) Regulations, 1930,
544 of Whooping Cough, and 1,049 of other diseases.
The information respecting these cases was received from the teachers of
schools within the borough.
Exclusion of Scholars from Schools. 2,105 children were excluded
from classrooms of various schools owing to the presence of an infectious disease,
chiefly Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever, in the houses wherein they lived.

* Note.—"Other Diseases " include Mumps, Scabies, Ophthalmia, etc.
Scheme of Measles Control.—In co-operation with the School Medical
Officer of the London County Council, 7,700 circulars were distributed to the
schools in Islington during the year 1936. This is with a view to early intimation
being obtained where possible of children absent from school owing to Measles.
The circular draws attention to the necessity for the removal of the seriously ill
to hospital and to the Borough Council's arrangements for nursing attendance in the
home in special cases, as well as describing the initial symptoms of the disease, and
the fact that it is a serious disease in young children.
Chiokenpox, Rubella ("German" Measles), and Mumps.—In
these diseases where either owing to the home conditions or the severity of the
disease there is need for hospital treatment, cases have had hospital treatment
afforded them on the recommendation of the Medical Officer of Health.