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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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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 1924. During the year in certain of the schools, one or more classrooms were closed on account of measles.
| SCHOOLS | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Whooping Cough | Chicken-pox | Measles | All other Diseases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Souls, Foley Street | 16 | 1 | - | - | 51 | 1 |
| Barrett Street | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Barrow Hill Road | 4 | 17 | 11 | 79 | 183 | 11 |
| Bell Street | 24 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 147 | 25 |
| Blandford Square | — | 1 | — | — | 19 | - |
| Capland Street | 20 | 5 | — | 44 | 39 | 11 |
| Catholic, Richmond Street | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| Christ Church, Lisson Grove | 32 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 154 | 27 |
| Convent, Little Union Place | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Council School, Grove Boad | - | - | — | 1 | 2 | — |
| Emmanuel, Aberdeen Place | - | 5 | — | 31 | — | 3 |
| Emmanuel, North Street | 9 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 72 | — |
| Gateforth Street | 9 | 9 | — | 1 | 67 | 10 |
| Hnmpden Gurney, Upper Berkeley Street | 11 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 11 |
| Homer Row, Catholic | 4 | 1 | — | 15 | 48 | — |
| Jewish, Hanway Street | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Portland, Little Titchfield Street | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Polytechnic, Regent Street | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | 3 | 8 | — | 10 | 24 | 2 |
| St. Mark's, Violet Hill | 5 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 149 | 28 |
| St. Mark's, Marylebone Road | — | — | — | 10 | — | — |
| St. Marylebone, High Street | 12 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 71 | 58 |
| St. Marylebone Grammar, Marylebone Road | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| St. Mary's, Crawford Street | 16 | — | 3 | 5 | 153 | 4 |
| St. Paul's, East Street | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| St. Paul's, Broadley Terrace | 6 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 27 | 4 |
| St. Thomas', Orchard Street | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 20 | 26 |
| St. Vincent, Wigmore Street | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Upper Marylebone Street | 31 | 12 | 83 | 6 | 101 | 22 |
| Schools out of Borough | 33 | 20 | 4 | 29 | 93 | 11 |
| Totals | 240 | 133 | 79 | 355 | 1452 | 256 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
This disease—inflammation of the eyes in newly-born children—made notifiable by order of the London County Council in 1911, continued to be so during the whole of 1924. The following table gives information with regard to the 7 cases notified.
| Notified | Cases Treated | Vision Unimpaired | Vision Impaired | Total Blindness | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Home | At Hospital | |||||
| *7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
Nurses were sent in to 3 cases and 95 visits were paid.
*Four of the cases left the district and could not be traced.