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ADMINISTRATIVE WORK.
Other Complaints.—Two hundred and sixty-three children were excluded last year for
ailments too varied to admit of separate classification. The figures for 1913 and 1912 were 151
and 52 respectively. In the Provided Schools the ratio last year was 18.6 per 1,000 (7.2 in 1913
and 1.6 in 1912), and in the Non-Provided 7.9 (9.1 in 1913 and 4.1 in 1912). It is noteworthy
that 21 of the children so reported were subsequently certified to be suffering from infectious
illnesses, viz., scarlet fever in 18 instances and diphtheria in 3.
Vermin.—Last year 394 children were reported dirty and verminous, as compared with 434
in 1913 and 319 in 1912. In the Provided Schools the ratios were 19.5 per 1,000 in 1914, 25.4
in 1913, and 17.9 in 1912; and in the Non-Provided Schools, 21.9, 21.1, and 16.0 respectively.
The Department co-operates with the Education Officers by visiting the homes with a view to
taking action as to dirty and verminous conditions existing therein. Use is made of the by-laws
relating to cleanliness of rooms and bedding, and also of the "Verminous Provisions" of the
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1904.
The Council has resolved to establish a cleansing (or disinfesting) station in connection with
one of the branch public baths to be erected in the Borough.
Internotification.—There is a complete system of interchange of information with the
Medical Officers of Health of the adjacent districts as to cases of infectious disease at the homes
of school children. Last year the "inward" exchanges received related to 547 cases of various
diseases (see below), as compared with 597 in 1913 and 610 in 1912.
Disease.
Kensington.
Willesden.
Hampstead.
Marylebone.
Scarlet Fever 109(66) 108(101) 3(2) 57(14)
Diphtheria 26(30) 34(70) 5(—) 17(2)
Enteric Fever —(—) —(—) —(—) —(1)
Measles 13(24) 5(55) —(1) 1(—)
Whooping Cough 2(6) 35(48) 1(—)—(—)
Chickenpox 10(8) 37(48) —(—) —(—)
Other Sickness 36(19) 45(75) —(—) 3(—)
Vermin —(16) —(11) —(—) —(—)
196(169) 264(408) 9(3) 78(17)
The figures in parentheses are the numbers for 1913.
bacteriological Work.—Last year the number of specimens submitted for examination
rose to 1,757. In 1913 the specimens numbered 1,005, in 1912, 656, and in 1911, 316. An
analysis of the results of the examinations made last year is given below:—
Bacteriological Work.
Diphtheria.
Enteric Fever.
Tuberculosis.
Ophthalmia.
Cerebro-spinal
Meningitis.
Other.
Pos.
Neg.
Hoffman.
Pos.
Neg.
Pos.
Neg.
Pos.
Neg.
Pos.
Neg.
Pos.
Neg.
Primary
79
437
17
5
7
59
186
1
3
-
2
9
2
Repeats
90
810
46
—
—
1
13
-
-
-
-
-
Totals
169
1,247
63
5
7
60
199
1
3
—
2
9
2
1914
1,479
12
259
4
2
11
1913
722
29
240
6
7
1
1912
530
12
112
2
-
1911
210
34
51
1
20
1910
114
26
54
1
5
1909
122
27
26
2
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