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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 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Schools and Infectious Disease.
School Teachers are required to notify me when they exclude children on account of infectious disease. The following list shows how far this was carried out and the nature of the cases notified:—
| School. | Actual Cases. | Infection in House. | Other Causes. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken- pox. | Measles. | Mumps. | Whooping cough. | Chicken-pox. | Measles. | Mumps. | Whooping-cough. | ||
| Charing Cross Road | 1 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 German measles. |
| Horseferry Road | 2 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 1 German measles. |
| Buckingham Gate | 1 | 4 | 4 | 34 | - | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 eczema. |
| 9 ringworm. | |||||||||
| Pulteney | 8 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 3 | — | 7 | 4 ringworm. |
| St. George's Bow | 22 | 89 | 28 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 25 ringworm. |
| Millbank | 56 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 2 | - | 28 ringworm. |
| 10 German measles. | |||||||||
| Tower Street | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
| Wild Street | 4 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 German measles. |
| 3 ringworm. | |||||||||
| Brompton Higher Grade | — | 16 | — | 6 | — | 3 | — | 4 | |
| Christ Church | 5 | 5 | - | 19 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 ringworm. |
| 2 blight. | |||||||||
| Holy Trinity | 12 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 9 | — | 10 | 1 eczema. |
| Pimlico Booms | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| St. Anne's | 13 | — | - | 7 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 12 ringworm. |
| St. Anselm's | — | 51 | 1 | 6 | — | 38 | — | 2 | 4 ringworm. |
| St. Barnabas | 2 | 47 | 7 | — | — | 23 | 3 | — | 2 ringworm. |
| St. Clement Danes | 1 | 2 | — | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 ringworm. |
| St. Edward's, Dufour's Place | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | |
| St. Gabriel's | 17 | 66 | - | 29 | 17 | 39 | — | 16 | 7 ringworm. |
| St. George's, South Street | — | 42 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 German measles. |
| St. James the Less | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 4 | - | 4 ringworm. |
| l German measles. | |||||||||
| St. Margaret's | - | 20 | - | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | |
| St. Martin's, Castle Street | — | — | - | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 ringworm. |
| St. Mary's, 43, Great Peter Street | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| St. Mary's, Hide Place | 2 | 35 | - | 6 | 2 | 21 | — | 1 | 13 ringworm. |
| 2 German measles. | |||||||||
| St. Matthew's | 13 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 8 ringworm. |
| 2 German measles. | |||||||||
| St. Michael's | — | 25 | - | — | — | 9 | — | — | 1 ringworm. |
| St. Paul's | 11 | 23 | - | 11 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 ringworm. |
| St. Peter's, Lower Belgrave Place | 1 | 38 | - | — | — | 17 | — | — | |
| St. Peter's and St. James' | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St. Stephen's | 2 | 24 | — | 5 | 2 | 9 | — | — | 1 ringworm. |
| Wesleyan Training | — | 17 | 1 | — | 8 | — | — | 1 German measles. | |
| Westminster Jews' Free | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | |
| 176 | 554 | 97 | 251 | 107 | 271 | 28 | 72 | ||
There were 28 cases of German measles.
A copy of each notification of fever, diphtheria. &c., received from
medical men is sent to the head teacher of the school attended by the
patient (if a child), or by any child who is an inmate of the same house
as the patient. In this way 462 notifications were sent out during 1907 to school teachers as follows:—