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Hampstead 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead, Metropolitan Borough of]
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once be burned. All discharges from the nostrils should be treated in
the same way.
Send to the Medical Officer of Health at the Town Hall, Haver
stock Hill, and inform him of the illness. If you do this, he will
advise you how to proceed; and will assist you if advisable to get your
child removed to hospital.
At the end of the illness thoroughly wash with disinfectant soap
all the patient's bedding and clothing, boiling the bed-cover, the sheets
and linen articles.
By these means you may prevent other children from catching the
complaint.
Exclusion from School. The following are the regulations of the London County Council in regard to school attendance:—
| Disease. (1) | Period of exclusion of children suffering from the disease. (2) | Period of exclusion of children living in houses where the disease exists. (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Whooping Cough | As long as cough continues, but not to be readmitted until at least live weeks from the commencement of the illness. | Infants—Three weeks exclusion from the commencement of the illness of last case in house. Seniors—If child has had the disease, may attend school. If child has not had the disease, three weeks exclusion from the commencement of the illness of last case ill house. |
No child should be sent to Sunday School, or to any Play Centre,
Club, Class, or Picture Palace, until permitted to return to week-day
School.
Frank E. Scrase, F.R.C.S., D.P.H.,
Medical Officer of Health.
Public Health Department,
Town Hall, Haverstock Hill, N.W.
Diarrhœa and Enteritis.
The deaths at all ages from diarrhœa and enteritis in Hampstead
during 1913 numbered 18. Of these, 13 occurred during the first year
of life, and 1 in the second year. The deaths in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and