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Paddington 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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ADMINISTRATIVE WORK.
believed that the change gives a fairer indication of the frequency of the diseases in connection
with the different schools. The notices issued for the exclusion of children from school,
numbered 2,238 last year, as compared with 1,871 in 1906. Owing to different practice as to
sending notices to re-admit after cases of the non-notified diseases, the numbers of exclusion
and re-admission notices do not balance. The complete figures for the last two years (those
for 1906 in italics), are given below:—
In connection Notices Issued.
with Exclusion. Re-admission.
Notified diseases 763 (1,044) 763 (1,044)
Other diseases 1,475 (827) 560 (317)
Closure of classes or departments of schools was resorted to on 13 occasions last year,
All closures were effected by the Medical Officer (Education) of the County, at the request of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough, such procedure ensuring promptitude of action, a most essential part of such closure.
School Closures.
| School. | Class-room. | Closure. | Disease. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of. | \ Duration of. | |||
| By Education Committee:— | ||||
| Campbell Street (Infants) | D | 28th Feb. | 18 days | Measles. |
| St. Augustine's (Infants) | Whole Department | 25th April | 11 „ | „ |
| Moberley (Infants) | D | 28th May | 12 „ | „ |
| Beethoven Street (Infants) | A | 17th June | 14 „ | „ |
| Kilburn Lane (Infants) | E | 17th June | 7 „ | „ |
| Droop Street (Infants) | D and G | 17th June | 11 „ | „ |
| Amberley Road (Infants) | C | 19th June | 12 „ | „ |
| Holy Trinity (Infants) | 4 | 26th June | 12 „ | „ |
| Moberley (Infants) | E | 2nd July | 14 „ | „ |
| Moberley (Girls) | Standard IV. | 4th July | 4 „ | Scarlet Fever. |
| St. Saviour's (Infants) | Whole Department | 5th July | 11 „ | Measles. |
| St. Paul's (Infants) | 7th Nov. | 12 „ | „ | |
| Our Lady of Dolours (R.C.) (Infants), Desborough St. | 9th Dec. | 28 „ | Chicken-pox, | |
| Whooping Cough | ||||
| Measles. | ||||
Internotification.— With a view to obtaining a more complete knowledge of the
prevalence of infectious disease in local schools, duplicate notices relating to non-resident
patients attending local schools, are obtained from the Medical Officers of Health of the
circumjacent districts, similar information relating to their schools being forwarded to them.
The numbers of cases of scarlet fever and diphtheria so reported are given in Table 33 ("N.R." cols.). A complete list of the notices received from Kensington and Willesden, apparently the only two districts from which children attend Paddington schools is given below:—
| Kensington. | Willesden. | |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet fever | 14 | 40 |
| Diphtheria | 7 | 9 |
| Enteric fever | - | - |
| Erysipelas | - | 1 |
| Erroneous diagnosis | - | 1 |
| 21 | 51 | |
| Total number received | 72. | |