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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 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: 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 1927. During the year in certain of the schools, one or more classrooms were closed on account of measles.

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 1927. During the year in certain of the schools, one or more classrooms were closed on account of measles.

SCHOOLSScarlet FeverDiphtheriaWhooping CoughChicken-poxMeaslesAll other Diseases
All Souls, Foley Street348571
Barrett Street—————13
Barrow Hill Road1195109—24
Bell Street251630132—
Blandford Square11————
Capland Street121479241
Catholic, Richmond Street——————
Christ Church, Lisson Grove18361750255
Convent, Little Union Place———1——
Council School, Grove Road26—————
Emmanuel, Aberdeen Place111212—
Emmanuel, North Street110—12—5
Gateforth Street51411026
Hampden Gurney, Upper Berkeley Street—15132_5
Homer Row, Catholic813—8—39
Jewish, Hanway Street——————
Portland, Little Titchfield Street—2————
Polytechnic, Regent Street1—————
Queen's College, Harley Street——————
St. Andrew's. Wells Street------
St. Francis, Upper William Street------
St. James's, Marylebone Lane—31———
St. Luke's Nutford Place—46——2
St. Mark's, Violet Hill2061187—14
St. Mark's, Marylebone Road——————
St. Marylebone, High Street11182348—44
St. Marylebone Grammar, Marylebone Road—2—51—
St. Mary's, Crawford Street37183766
St. Paul's, East Street——————
St. Paul's. Broadley Terrace367616542
St. Thomas', Orchard Street8121817—4
St. Vincent, Wigmore Street——————
Upper Marylebone Street1181960119
Schools out of Borough162081039
Totals25128818441033329

Table: Ophthalmia Neonatorum.The following table gives information with regard to 12 cases of this disease —inflammation of the eyes in newly-born children—notified during the year:-

Ophthalmia Neonatorum.

The following table gives information with regard to 12 cases of this disease —inflammation of the eyes in newly-born children—notified during the year:-

NotifiedCases TreatedVision UnimpairedVision ImpairedTotal BlindnessDeaths
At HomeAt Hospital
1284*10—-—

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Nurses were sent in to 6 cases and 217 visits were paid.
* Two of the patients left the District.