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London County Council 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table (iii)—Sickness related to size, number of children, spells of sickness and duration of sickness—1st January, 1955 to 31 st December, 1956

NurseryBlock or floorTotal sicknessInfective sicknessNon-infective sickness
Days of sickness per 100 days exposed to riskChildren sick per 100 childrenSpells per 100 childrenAverage number of days sickness per child sickDays of sickness per 100 days exposed to riskChildren sick per 100 childrenSpells per 100 childrenAverage number of days sickness per child sickDays of sickness per 100 days exposed to riskChildren sick per 100 childrenSpells per 100 childrenAverage number of days sickness per child sick
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)()(9)(10)(11)(12)
DownsAnne11.56412530.711.05911431.70.610119.7
Charles10.6407133.99.5426529.1115629.2
Total11.25010033.410.4499231.80.879160
St. Margaret's1st floor17.8489943117.2469043.20.6898.9
2nd floor12.85010737.612.64910137.60.2664.6
Total15.64710242.115.1469442.10.4777.5