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REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1952
Diseases Reported from Schools
A total of 5,078 infective diseases was reported from schools in
the Borough throughout the year. The numbers of each disease
were:—
Scarlet Fever 261
Diphtheria 1
Measles 941
German Measles 2,018
Poliomyelitis 6
Chicken Pox 1,383
Whooping Cough 155
Mumps 224
Ringworm 9
Scabies 2
Other Diseases 78
Disinfection
During the year 1,463 rooms were disinfected after infectious
disease and 517 rooms disinfested for vermin.
Bacteriological Examinations
All these examinations are carried out by the Camberwell Research
Laboratory which, in October, 1948, became a Public Health
Service Laboratory directed by the Medical Research Council
for the Ministry of Health.
The following is a summary of examinations made during the
year:—
Nose and throat swabs 537
Faeces for the typhoid and dysentery groups 751
Miscellaneous specimens 11
Total 1,299