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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 1915

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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Table: following list shows how far this was carried out and the nature of the cases notified:—

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.
Buckingham Gate14—1—2——1 ringworm.
Horseferry Road—9———10——
Millbank5481—581—2 ringworm.
Pulteney44017317—22 ringworm.
Ranelagh Road12——————3 ringworm.
St. George's Row113318426——3 ringworm.
Wild Street217—1—9——1 ringworm.
Brompton Higher Grade28—211——
Burdett Coutts537112413—311 ringworm.
Cathedral, Great Peter Street—1——2———2 ringworm.
Christ Church212———16——
Holy Trinity12161—1926——2 ringworm.
St. Anne's48—418——4 ringworm.
St. Anselm's—1—8—1—11 ringworm.
St. Barnabas1314——27——2 ringworm. 2 itch
St. Clement Danes24—626——
St. Edward's, Dufour's Place519——2———
St. Gabriel's23223102314—66 ringworm.
St. George's, South Street124———10——3 ringworm.
St. James the Less13512—517——2 ringworm. 1 ophthalmia.
St. James' and St. Peter's52——2———
St. Margaret's232——13——
St. Martin's, Adelaide Place———6————1 ringworm.
St. Martin's, Cattle Street————————
St. Mary's, Hide Place513——57——1 ringworm.
St. Matthew's983—106——7 ringworm. 2 itch.
St. Michael's226——16——4 itch.
St. Paul's1—4019——1641 ringworm.
St. Peter's, Lower Belgrave Place—32———2——
Wesleyan Training836———18——1 ringworm
125534588491254—16

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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.

Table: In this way 754 notifications were sent out during 1915 to school teachers as follows:—

In this way 754 notifications were sent out during 1915 to school teachers as follows:—

School.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.
Buckingham Gate—32—
Horseferry Road—84—
Millbank—2821—
Pulteney—246—
Ranelagh Road——1—
St. George's Row—1320—
Wild Street—218—
Brompton Higher Grade————
Burdett Coutts—168—
Cathedral, 48, Great Peter Street—71—
Cathedral Choir School——14—
Christ Church—7——
Curzon—1——