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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of Westminster 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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The following list shows how far notification was carried out and the cases notified:—
| School. | Actual Cases. | Infection in House. | Other Causes. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken-pox. | Measels. | Mumps. | Whooping-cough. | Chicken-pox. | Measels. | Mumps. | Whooping-cough. | ||
| Charing Cross Road | 12 | — | — | 8 | 9 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 ringworm. |
| 1 blight. | |||||||||
| Horseferry Road | 3 | 20 | 12 | — | — | 25 | - | - | 1 blight. |
| Buckingham Gate | 4 | 16 | — | — | 5 | 33 | - | - | |
| Pulteney | 30 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 15 | - | - | blight. |
| 2 eczema. | |||||||||
| 3 ringworm. | |||||||||
| St. George's Row | 27 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 31 | 41 | 3 | 5 | 1 German measles |
| 4 ringworm. | |||||||||
| Millbank | 9 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 9 ringworm. |
| Tower Street | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | - | 3 | |
| Great Wild Street | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | ||
| Brompton Higher Grade | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Christ Church | — | 12 | — | - | — | 29 | — | - | |
| Holy Trinity | 8 | 23 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 German measles. |
| 1 influenza. | |||||||||
| 3 ringworm. | |||||||||
| Pimlico Rooms | 15 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 11 | - | - | 10 ringworm. |
| St. Anne's | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | - | 3 | |
| St. Anselm's | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | |
| St. Barnabas | 2 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 56 | 1 | 5 | |
| St. Clement Danes | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 2 | |
| St. Edward's, Dufour's Place | — | 25 | — | 3 | — | 15 | - | - | |
| St. Gabriel's | 4 | 30 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 56 | 5 | 49 | 11 ringworm. |
| St. George's | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | — | — | 2 ringworm. |
| St. James the Less | 41 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 ringworm. |
| 3 blight. | |||||||||
| St. John's, Tufton Street | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 ringworm. |
| St. Margaret's | — | 21 | — | 1 | — | 17 | — | 1 | |
| St. Martin's, Castle Street | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | - | 1 ringworm. |
| St. Mary's, 48, Great Peter Street | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | - | |
| St. Mary's, Hide Place | 3 | 39 | 50 | - | 3 | 35 | 28 | - | |
| St. Mary's, Johnson Place | 16 | 1 | — | 17 | 4 | - | - | 2 | |
| St. Matthew's | 9 | 28 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 40 | 1 | 13 | 6 ringworm. |
| St. Michael's | 1 | 24 | - | 1 | 1 | 29 | - | - | 3 ringworm. |
| 1 eczema. | |||||||||
| 1.1 German measles. | |||||||||
| St, Paul's | 17 | 1 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 1 ringworm. |
| St. Peter's, Lower Belgrave Place | 3 | 23 | — | - | 5 | 38 | - | - | 1 ringworm. |
| St. Peter's and St. James' | 16 | 6 | 3 | — | 10 | 5 | -_ | - | |
| St. Stephen's | 15 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 ringworm. |
| Wesleyan Training | 1 | 15 | 3 | - | - | 15 | - | 1 | |
| Westminster Jews' Free | - | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | |
| 266 | 390 | 130 | 210 | 192 | 561 | 53 | 95 | ||
The infants' department of the following schools were closed on account of infection during the year:—
| St. James the Less | Whooping cough . | 3 weeks from 20th January. |
| St. Mary's, Jobnson Place | Whooping cough.. | 3 weeks from 10th March. |
| St. Mary's, Hide Place | Whooping cough.. | 3 weeks from 10th March. |
| St. Mary's, Hide Place | Mumps | 3 weeks from 10th March |
| St. Margaret's | Whooping cough,. | During May. |
| Christ Church | Measles | 3 weeks in April. |
| St. Edward's, Dufours Place | Measles | During May. |
| St. James' and St. Peter's | Measles | During June. |
Copies of 442 certificates relating to teachers or children attending
at the following schools notified to be suffering from illness during
1905, were sent to school teachers during 1905 :—