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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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In this way 717 notifications were sent out during 1908 to school teachers as follows:—
| School. | Small Pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charing Cross Road | - | 4 | - | 1 | |
| Horseferry Road | — | 12 | — | — | |
| Buckingham Grate. . | — | 31 | 5 | — | |
| Pulteney | — | 20 | 2 | 1 | |
| St. George's Row | — | 16 | 4 | — | |
| Millbank | — | 11 | 3 | — | |
| Great Wild Street | — | 2 | — | 1 | |
| Brompton Higher Grade | — | 5 | — | — | |
| Christ Church | — | 3 | 3 | — | |
| Curzon | — | 10 | — | — | |
| French Protestant | — | — | — | — | |
| Holy Trinity | — | 3 | — | — | |
| St. Anne's | — | 7 | 1 | — | |
| St. Anselms | — | 8 | 2 | — | |
| St. Barnabas | — | 3 | 2 | — | |
| St. Clement Danes | — | — | 1 | — | |
| St. Edward's, Dufour's Place | — | — | 1 | — | |
| St. Gabriel's | — | 4 | 2 | — | |
| St. George's, South Street | — | 13 | — | — | |
| St. James the Less | — | 7 | 4 | — | |
| St. Margaret's St. Martin's, Adelaide Place | — | 10 | 3 | — | |
| — | 8 | 4 | — | ||
| St. Martin's, Castle Street | — | 4 | 1 | — | |
| St. Mary's, 48, Great Peter Street | — | 10 | 1 | - | |
| St. Mary's, Hide Place | — | 12 | 4 | - | |
| St. Matthew's | — | 12 | 3 | — | |
| St. Michael's | — | 4 | 4 | — | |
| St. Paul's, Caroline Street | — | — | — | — | |
| St. Paul's, Wilton Place | — | 18 | 1 | - | |
| St. Peter's, Lower Belgrave Street St. Peter's and St. James's | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| — | 7 | 1 | — | ||
| St. Stephen's | — | 25 | 2 | — | |
| Wesleyan Training College | — | 14 | — | — | |
| Westminster Jews' Free | — | - | - | - |
Seventy-five rooms in 8 schools were disinfected, together with
312 books and 141 other articles.
Improvements in the drainage and sanitary arrangements of 5 schools
were effected during the year.
Medical Inspection of School Children—I pointed out in my Report
for 1907, that the County Council has a staff of medical men attending
to schools working independently of the Local Authorities, both being
in ignorance of what the other is doing.
Various Borough Councils as well as the Society of Medical Officers
of Health suggested to the County Council:—
" That it is desirable on grounds of efficiency, economy, and
harmony, that the work of medical inspection should be carried