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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 1925
[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 1925. 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 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 12 |
| Barrett Street | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Barrow Hill Road | 26 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 22 | 20 |
| Bell Street | 18 | 22 | 40 | 78 | 34 | 18 |
| Blandford Square | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Capland Street | 8 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| Catholic, Richmond Street | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christ Church, Lisson Grove | 35 | 15 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 13 |
| Convent, Little Union Place | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Council School, Grove Road | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Emmanuel, Aberdeen Place | - | 5 | 8 | 8 | - | 11 |
| Emmanuel, North Street | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Gateforth Street | 6 | 15 | 2 | 24 | - | 8 |
| Hampden Gurney, Upper Berkeley Street | - | - | - | 4 | 88 | 5 |
| Homer Row, Catholic | - | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 40 |
| Jewish, Hanway Street | - | 1 | ||||
| Portland, Little Titchfield Street | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Polytechnic, Regent Street | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Queen's College, Harley Street | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| St. Andrew's, Wells Street | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St. Francis, Upper William Street | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St. James's, Marylebone Lane | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St. Luke's Nutford Place | 12 | - | 8 | 1 | - | 4 |
| St. Mark's, Violet Hill | 12 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 15 |
| St. Mark's, Marylebone Road | 3 | - | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| St. Marylebone, High Street | 14 | 27 | 32 | 118 | 30 | 31 |
| St. Marylebone Grammar, Marylebone Road | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| St. Mary's, Crawford Street | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St. Paul's, East Street | 5 | 7 | - | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| St. Paul's, Broadley Terrace | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| St. Thomas', Orchard Street | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| St. Vincent, Wigmore Street | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Upper Marylebone Street | 60 | 33 | 21 | 69 | 18 | 54 |
| Schools out of Borough | 7 | 13 | 45 | 20 | 16 | 9 |
| Totals | 240 | 194 | 270 | 415 | 287 | 259 |
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 1925. The total number of cases notified was 8, as against 7 in 1924
and 22 in 1919. Visits were paid to all notified cases by the Health Visitors, and
in 3 cases arrangements were made for one of the nurses of the Paddington and
Marylebone Nursing Association to attend and apply treatment, and in this connection
75 visits were made. In bad cases removal to hospital is carried out,
special arrangements having been provided at St. Margaret's Hospital for receiving
and dealing with children suffering from this condition.