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London County Council 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Tabular Statement showing time relations of five outbreaks of illness in a Girls' Residential School with results of Clinical and Bacteriological examination of two of the inmates.
| Outbreaks of Illness in Institution. School opened Jan. 1st, 1910. | Girl A. Admitted to school 1.1.10. | Girl B. Admitted to school 22.7.10. | ||
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| I. A succession of cases of septic conditions of skin, ears, etc., and a case of whitlow occurred among the children during the period 15th January, 1910, to 30th April, 1911. | 1910. 1 27th Dec.—Sore finger—whitlow. 29th Dec.—Scarlet fever. Removed to hospital. | |||
| II. Outbreak of mild scarlet fever on 5th April, 1911. 21 cases and some 19 doubtful cases occurred. | 1911. 27th March—Returned to schoo quarantine till 1.4.11. | —in | I6th April—-Removed to hospi scarlet fever. | :al with |
| 12th April—Back to hospital. 11th May—Returned to schoo quarantine till 27.5.11. | —in | 11th May—Returned to school in tine till 3.6.11. | quaran- | |
| III. Outbreak of diphtheria and sore throat, commenced 27th July, 1911. 2 cases and some doubtful cases occurred. | Found to be a carrier of diphtheria bacilli — sent to hospital 16th Aug. 2nd Nov.—In school quarantine. 11th Nov.—Back to hospital. | g Throughout the whole of this period bacilli indistinguishable from diphtheria bacilli S; were present in this girl's throat. | Found to be a carrier of diphtheria bacilli -sent to hospital 16th Aug. 2nd Nov.—In school quarantine. 16th Nov.—Back to hospital. 22nd Dec.—In school quarantine. | Throughout the whole of this period bacilli indistinguishable from diphtheria bacilli were present in this girl's throat. |
| IV. A single case of diphtheria and some sore throats occurred in school, June 3rd, 1912. | 1912. 1st April.—Returned to school and remained in quarantine there until 3rd June—Returned to hospital. There underwent various forms of treatment, | 11th Jan. — Joined other children. 12th June.—Returned to hospital as a measure of precaution. 19th Oct.—Returned to school quarantine. 25th Oct.—Rejoined other children. / | ||
| including fresh air, special diet, nasal douche, 1913. gargle and swabbing with protargol, anti--septic applications, staphylo | ||||
| coccus spray, and finally complete enu-1914. cleationof tonsils (23. 9.14). Left hospital on 18th Dec. From 18th Dec., 1914, | ||||
| V. Outbreak of sore throat. 24 children affected, commencing 11th July, 1915. | 26th April, 1915, under treatment as out-patient at Univ. Coll. Hospital. 26th April to Southend. 1915. 7th July returned to school, but slept in a room by herself. Oct.—Admitted to Univ. Coll. Hospital for further treatment. 3rd Nov.—Left the school. | 13th July.—Sore throat. 20th Aug.—-Well again. | ||
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