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Poplar 1914

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

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At the end of the year there were 896 entries in the Measles Register
(219 Poplar, 342 Bromley and 335 Bow), representing the number of
premises where measles had been stated to have occurred. Upon inquiry
respecting these entries, 25 cases were stated to have recovered,
7 were found not to be cases, and 4 had moved away before inquiries
could be made. So that practically as far as is known at 860 premises
measles had occurred in the Borough.
Reports were received, as under, from the School Medical Officer,
London County Council, that instructions had been issued for the
following exclusions on account of infectious disease, to be carried out
at the schools specified:—
On 23rd January notice was received from the London County Council
that all unprotected children in rooms A and B of St. Edmund's Infants'
School, Poplar, had been excluded from January 23rd to February 6th
on account of Measles.
Notice was received from the School Medical Officer of the London
County Council with reference to the exclusion of children from the schools
named during the periods stated:—
Schools—Closure of Class Rooms.
Unprotected
Children
School. Dept. Disease. Excluded. Period of exclusion.
Culloden Street Infants Measles In room B 11th to 27th March
Glengall Road „ „ In room F 26th March to 3rd April
Bromley Hall Road „ „ In room C 23rd to 27th March
Bromley Hall Road „ „ In room C Extended to 8th April
Bromley Hall Road „ „ In room D 26th March to 8th April
Culloden Street „ In rooms C & F 26th March to 8th April
Culloden Street „ „ In room B Extended to 8th April
Culloden Street „ „ In room D 27th March to 8th April
Notices had been received, as follows, from the School Medical
Officer of the London County Council with reference to the exclusion
of children from the schools named during the periods stated:—