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Report of the County Medical Officer—Education.
During the year 27 fresh cases of favus were discovered. The subjoined table may be of interest
in demonstrating the nationality of the parents, the periods of residence in England and the possible
duration of the disease.
Case.
Age.
Nationality.
Period of
residence in
England.
Possible duration of disease.
Father.
Mother.
I.S. 8 Russian English Since birth Absent 1 year with ringworm before favus diagnosed
R.G. 10 Polish Polish Since birth Since 2 years old.
L.D. 10 English English Since birth Always suffered from skin disease.
W.F. 11 Russian Russian 8 years Suffered from skin disease 2 years.
A.H. 8 Russian Pole Russian Pole 6½ years Suffered from skin disease 3 months.
H.F. 11 Russian Russian Since birth Suffered from skin disease for 3 or 4 years.
E.P. 11 English Dutch Since birth 7 weeks.
Y.K. 12 Russian Russian Since birth Suffered from scalp disease about 5 months.
H.B. 6Russian Russian Since birth Suffered from scalp disease about 9 months.
A.D Russian Russian 9 months Scalp disease on arrival in England.
F.B. 6 English English Since birth Suffered from scalp disease some months.
B.C. 13 Russian Russian Since birth Suffered from scalp disease some years.
J.T. 6 English English Since birth 5 weeks.
L.C. 9 Russian English Since birth 2 months.
J.V. 9 Belgian English Since birth Suffered from scalp disease 1 year.
H.S. 9 Russian Russian Since birth R. S. suffered from scalp disease some years. No
R. S. 12 information re H.S.
J. A. 7 Russian Russian Since birth Suffered from scalp disease 2 years.
C.G. 11 English English Since birth Suffered from disease for 9 months.
W.S. 6 English English Since birth 6 weeks.
J.S. 10 Russian Russian Since birth Suffered from scalp disease for 3 years.
A.S. 10 Russian Russian 4 years About 2 weeks.
L.A. 10 Austrian Austrian Since birth 11 weeks.
B.C. 13 Russian Russian Since birth Suffered from scalp trouble for 6 years.
R.W. 8 Russian Pole Russian Pole Since birth Short time.
R.L. — — — — Admitted to Pentonville Place of Detention. No
further information.
Favus being a disease of foreign importation, the cases with but one or two exceptions have
occurred among the alien population in the East End, and it will be noted that in only five instances
were both parents returned as being of English nationality.
The following table shows the number of special exclusions and school closures, apart from
individual exclusions, consequent upon the occurrence of infectious illness. It is noteworthy that
measles and whooping cough are the only diseases involved, as in the cases of scarlet fever and
diphtheria the method adopted is to exclude individual suspects as the result of a systematic and careful
surveillance of affected classes. An organised attempt has been made during outbreaks of scarlet fever
and diphtheria, by means of a periodical examination of the children in attendance at school, to detect
any children who are either exhibiting symptoms indicative of the presence of disease in a mid and
previously unrecognised form or cases showing existence of the sequelae of the disease, and in the case
of diphtheria of any children whose throats or noses show the presence of diphtheria bacilli. All such
children are excluded until, by re-examination, they have been found free from any symptoms of
the disease.
Special
exclusions
and closures
owing to
infectious
disease.
Number of occasions on which exclusions
or closures were carried out.
Measles.
Whooping
cough.
Co-existence of
measles and
whooping
cough.
Departments closed — — —
Classrooms closed 1 1 —
Exclusion of all children under 5 years of age 13 98 15
Exclusion of all unprotected children under 5 years of age 195 1 —
Exclusion of unprotected children from whole of infants' depart17 — —
ment
Exclusion of unprotected children from individual classes 2,171 — —
Exclusion of all children under 5 years from individual classes — 19 —
Exclusion of unprotected children under 7 years of age 1 — —
(deaf school)
Exclusion by local medical officers of health acting under Article 57
of the Board of Education Code.
Departments closed 1 — —
Classrooms closed 1 1 —
Exclusion of all children under 5 years of age 3 2 —