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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
Marylebone 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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Small Pox.
Although there was a small outbreak of small pox in the autumn, and
notification was received as to contact between residents in the borough and
recognized cases, no actual cases occurred in St. Marylebone. Contacts were kept
under observation, and every encouragement was given to any persons desirous of
being vaccinated or revaccinated. A number of cases in which there was doubt as
to diagnosis were seen during the year. All of these proved to be chicken-pox or
some other condition difficult at times to distinguish from small pox.
Infectious Diseases in Schools.
The accompanying table shows the number of cases of measles, whooping cough, chicken-pox and the notifiable infectious diseases reported from Schools during 1923. During the year in certain of the schools, one or more classrooms were closed on account of measles.
| Schools. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Typhoid Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Chicken-pox. | Measles. | All other Diseases. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Souls, Foley Street | 13 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 16 |
| Barrett Street | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Barrow Hill Road | 15 | — | — | 7 | 18 | 56 | 52 |
| Bell Sfreet | 14 | 7 | — | 20 | 52 | 23 | 23 |
| Blandford Square | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Capland Street | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | 19 | 4 | 19 |
| Catholic, Richmond Street | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christ Church, Lisson Grove | 25 | 16 | — | 18 | 38 | 18 | 16 |
| Convent, Little Union Place | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Council School, Grove Road | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emmanuel, Aberdeen Place | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Emmanuel, North Street | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 |
| Gateforth Street | 1 | 5 | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Hampden Gurney, Upper Berkeley Street | 9 | 6 | — | 1 | 12 | — | 1 |
| Homer Row, Catholic | 3 | 6 | — | 3 | 15 | 13 | — |
| Jewish, Hanway Street | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Portland, Little Titchfield Street | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Polytechnic, Regent Street | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Queen's College, Harley Street | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. Andrew's, Wells Street | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. Francis, Upper William Street | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. James's, Marylebone Lane | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. Luke's, Nutford Place | 4 | 1 | — | 9 | — | 1 | 3 |
| St. Mark's, Violet Hill | 27 | 8 | — | 3 | 26 | 21 | 14 |
| St. Mark's, Marylebone Road | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| St. Marylebone, High Street | 13 | 15 | — | 22 | 13 | 20 | 15 |
| St. Marylebone Grammar, Marylebone Road | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. Mary's, Crawford Street | 6 | 16 | — | 32 | 47 | 2 | 8 |
| St. Paul's, East Street | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. Paul's, Broadley Terrace | 10 | 2 | — | — | 18 | 1 | 4 |
| St. Thomas', Orchard Street | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| St. Vincent, Lower Seymour Street | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Upper Marylebone Street | 12 | 8 | — | 4 | 20 | 3 | 81 |
| Schools out of Borough | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Totals | 163 | 107 | — | 128 | 290 | 174 | 263 |