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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 1928

[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 1928. 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 1928. 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 Street729-455028
Barrett Street------
Barrow Hill Road4204141674
Bell Street1633281715926
Blandford Square52-4198
Capland Street4740261111832
Catholic, Richmond Street2--113-
Christ Church, Lisson Grove1731321725464
Convent, Little Union Place-3--6-
Council School, Grove Road274----
Emmanuel, Aberdeen Place141610-1224
Emmanuel, North Street5--13-3
Gateforth Street5242026310
Hampden Gurney Upper Berkeley Street173623365
Homer Bow, Catholic54-6301
Jewish, Hanway Street------
Portland, Little Titchfield Street------
Polytechnic, Regent Street61-241
Queen's College, Harley Street------
St. Andrew's, Wells Street------
St. Francis, Upper William Street------
St. James's, Marylebone Lane14--3-
St. Luke's Nutford Place212-828-
St. Mark's, Violet Hill2578147287
St. Mark's, Marylebone Road------
St. Marylebone, High Street25265261057
St. Marylebone Grammar, Marylebone Boad54-23-
St. Mary's, Crawford Street2211932342
St. Paul's, East Street------
St. Paul's, Broadley Terrace14101334706
St. Thomas', Orchard Street159424415
St. Vincent, Wigmore Street21-1-1
Upper Marylebone Street201413344022
Schools out of Borough712612286
Totals3153911773531,424252

Table: O phthalmia N eonatorum.The following table gives information with regard to 7 cases of this disease —inflammation of the eyes in newly-born children—notified during the year:-

O phthalmia N eonatorum.

The following table gives information with regard to 7 cases of this disease —inflammation of the eyes in newly-born children—notified during the year:-

NotifiedCases TreatedVision UnimpairedVision ImpairedTotal BlindnessDeaths
At HomeAt Hospital
7257---
Nurses were sent in to 2 cases and 74 visits were paid.