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Paddington 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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ADMINISTRATIVE WORK.
fever) preceded by some days the date of last attendance at school, but that it has been impossible
to trace any spread of the disease to that source. On the other hand, at one school at least, a
patient recently discharged from hospital appeared to be the origin of a small group of cases.
Diphtheria.—The attacks of diphtheria in scholars of Provided Schools numbered 47
last year, as compared with 87 in 1912, the ratios per 1,000 scholars being 1.7 and 8.7
respectively. In Non-Provided Schools there were 72 attacks last year, an increase of nearly 50
per cent. above the number recorded in 1912 (50), the ratios being 8.1 in 1913 and 5.6 in 1912.
The excessive proportion of non-resident scholars attacked (16 out of 72) in Non-Provided
Schools is worthy of note.
Form "M.O. 203 " was issued to—
Amberley Road (Infants) in January; Campbell Street (Boys) in November; St. James' (Mixed and
Infants) in September and October.
Special inspections with "swabbings" were made at—
Amberley Road (Boys) in December; Campbell Street (Boys) in December; Droop Street (Infants)
in September; St. James' (Mixed and Infants) in October (3 times); St. Mary Magdalene's (Girls) in
December; and St. Stephen's (Infants) in September and November.
On each occasion children were excluded and not allowed to return until after further
swabbing with negative results.
Measles.—The appended statement clearly shows the prevalence of measles during the past
year. It will be noted that all children under 5 years of age were excluded from Wilberforce School
in February, the order remaining effective for 36 days, and that all children on the "O.M." list
(those not previously attacked with measles) were excluded from Amberley Road for 19 days
during June. The exclusion of children from school for whooping cough is comparatively rare.

Table: "Unprotected" Children Excluded: Measles.

"Unprotected" Children Excluded: Measles.

SchoolExclusion,SchoolExclusion,
(Infants' Department). Class-room.Date of. Duration of.(.Infants' Department). Class-room.Date of. Duration of.
St. PaulJJan. 17 7 daysSt. LukeIFeb. 28 10 days
St. John, Titchborne St.C„ 20 4 „Beethoven StreetBMar. 3 16 „
Essendine RoadB„ 17 11 „,,D„ 14 5 „
,,1DApr. 21 18 „,,A„ 17 2 „
,,BMay 28 16 „,,F,, ,, 2 „
,,A„ 30 14 „,,CApr. 16 9 „
,,,,Nov. 11 17 ,,,,AMay 29 15 „
Droop StreetEJan. 20 4 „,,FJune 11 16 „
,,,,Feb. 7 14 „St. StephenA2and A3Mar 6 13. „
,,,,Apr. 16 16 „,,B1„ 10 9 „
,,AMay 8 15 „,,B2„ 17 2 „
,,G„ 19 11 „Amberley RoadE„ 10 9 „
,,F,, 22 15 „,,HMay 14 9 „
Kilburn LaneF and F1Jan. 22 16 „,,G,,23 14 „
,,EFeb. 4 10 „,,L„ 26 18 „
,,D,, 6 8 ,,,,K„ 27 17 „
,,C,,17 11 „,,E and F„ 29 15 „
,,E,, 18 10 „,,B and IJune 4 9 „
Bayswater JewishEJan. 27 7,,,,All,, 19 ,,
,,„Feb. 6 8 „,,IJuly 3 15 „
St. John, Kensal GreenBJan. 27 11 „"Moberly"EMar 14 5 „
,,,,Mar. 17 2 „,,,,July 17 6 „
,,,,May 29 15 „Our Lady of DoloursDMay 16 14 „
St. MatthewCJan. 28 10 „,,AJune 16 18 „
,,AFeb. 3 4 „,,,,July 7 4 „
,,BJan. 31 7 „,,D„ 14 9 „
,,AFeb. 17 11 „Campbell StreetCApr. 4 11 „
St. JamesG„ 3 14 „,,BMay 16 14 „
,,H„ 5 12 „,,AJune 2 18 „
Holy TrinityL„ 17 11 „1„July 3 8 „
„,,Apr. 21 11 „St. AugustineEMay 2 9 „
,,KMay 7 16 „St. Michael, Star StreC,,27 17 „
,,M„ 14 9 „St. SaviourCJune 16 11 „
St. PeterDFeb. 19 9 „
„A„ 28 14 „
,,DMar. 11 8 „
,,,,July 3 15 „
WilberforceAll < 5Feb. 11 36 „Whooping Cough.
,,EMar. 17 2 „
,,C„ 18 17 „St. Augustine All < 5 May 22 22 days