Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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School teachers are required to notify the Medical Officer of Health 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. | Whoopingcough. | Chickenpox. | Measles. | Mumps. | Whoopingcough. | ||
Buckingham Gate | 4 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - | 6 ringworm. |
Charing Cross Road | — | 1 | — | 11 | — | - | — | 1 | 3 ringworm. |
Horseferry Road | 8 43 | 21 | — | 4 | 8 | 37 | — | — | 6 ringworm. |
Millbank | 92 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 35 | — | 2 | 17 ringworm. | |
Pulteney | 3 | 4 | — | 5 | 1 | 11 | — | 2 | 2 ringworm. |
St. George's Row | 10 | 31 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 19 | — | 2 | 3 ringworm. |
Wild Street | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 5 ringworm. |
Brompton Higher Grade | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Burdett Coutts | 42 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 8 ringworm. |
Cathedral, Great Peter Street | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Christ Church | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | |
Holy Trinity | 13 | 29 | - | - | 6 | 28 | - | 1 | 5 ringworm. 1 eczema |
St. Anne's | 5 | 14 | 1 | 4 | — | 5 | - | 1 | 7 ringworm. |
St. Anselm's | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 ringworm. |
St. Barnabas | 15 | 48 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 1 | — | 8 ringworm. |
St. Clement Danes | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 ringworm. |
St. Edward's, Dufour's Place | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
St. Gabriel's | 31 | 23 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 9 ringworm. |
St. George's, South Street | 37 | — | 1 | 8 | 17 | 10 | — | — | 3 ringworm. |
St. James the Less | 16 | 25 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 23 | - | 8 | 5 ringworm. 1 scabies. |
St. James' and St. Peter's | 3 | 10 | — | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 ringworm. |
St. Margaret's | 17 | 22 | — | 2 | 11 | 5 | — | — | |
St. Martin's, Adelaide Place | 1 | — | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | |
St. Martin's, Castle Street | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 ringworm. |
St. Mary's, Hide Place | 4 | 51 | — | 31 | 4 | 20 | — | 1 | |
St. Matthew's | 24 | 13 | - | - | 17 | 21 | 1 | - | 8 ringworm, 1 scabies. |
St. Michael's | 1 | 23 | - | 6 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 5 ringworm. 3 scabies. |
St. Paul's | 23 | — | 1 | 7 | 8 | — | 1 | — | 6 ringworm. |
St. Peter's, Lower Belgrave Place | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 4 ringworm. |
Wesleyan Training | 8 | 3 | - | - | 7 | 14 | - | 2 | |
318 | 468 | 64 | 187 | 147 | 274 | 8 | 35 |
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 338 notifications were sent out during 1912 to school teachers as follows:—
School. | Small Pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Buckingham Grate | _ | __ | — | _ |
Charing Cross Road | — | — | — | — |
Horseferry Road | — | 1 | — | — |
Millbank | — | 15 | 7 | — |
Pulteney | — | 2 | 6 | — |
St. George's Row | — | 4 | 2 | — |
Wild Street | — | 4 | — | |
Brompton Higher Grade | — | 4 | 4 | — |
Burdett Coutts | — | 5 | — | — |
Cathedral, 48, Great Peter Street | — | 1 | — | — |
Christ Church | — | 4 | — | — |
Curzon | — | 1 | 1 | — |
French Protestant | — | — | 2 | — |
Grey Coat | — | 2 | — | — |
Holy Trinity | — | 1 | 2 | — |
St. Anne's | — | 7 | 3 | — |
St. Anselm's | — | 2 | 2 | — |