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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
London County Council 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| Contra-indications | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
The total number of contra-indications is greater than the number of pupils with
contra-indications (2,132 boys and 1,507 girls) since an individual may be noted for two
or more contra-indications.
School treatment centres
The number of school treatment centres remained unchanged at 113 but 9 previously
run by voluntary committees were transferred to the Council so that, at the end of the
year 102 were run directly by the Council and 11 by voluntary committees.
| Type o f clinic | Sessions | New cases | Attendances |
|---|---|---|---|
* Hospital and specialist services provided by boards of governors or regional hospital boards.
Infectious diseases in schools
When a pupil is absent from school, and the cause is either known or suspected to
be due to infectious disease, the head of the school notifies the divisional medical officer
and the borough medical officer of health.
These notifications are uncorrected for diagnosis, but form the best available index
of the trend of infectious disease in the school community and are the only figures
available in respect of diseases which are not statutorily notifiable.
When the number of cases of infectious disease reported from a particular school
indicates the possibility of an outbreak, special visits are made by a school health visitor
and, if necessary, by a school doctor, in order to investigate the situation and take
whatever control action is considered desirable.
The numbers of cases of infectious diseases reported during 1958 and the preceding years are given below:
| 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | |
|---|---|---|---|