Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 1928. 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 | 7 | 29 | - | 45 | 50 | 28 |
| Barrett Street | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barrow Hill Road | 4 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 167 | 4 |
| Bell Street | 16 | 33 | 28 | 17 | 159 | 26 |
| Blandford Square | 5 | 2 | - | 4 | 19 | 8 |
| Capland Street | 47 | 40 | 26 | 11 | 118 | 32 |
| Catholic, Richmond Street | 2 | - | - | 1 | 13 | - |
| Christ Church, Lisson Grove | 17 | 31 | 32 | 17 | 254 | 64 |
| Convent, Little Union Place | - | 3 | - | - | 6 | - |
| Council School, Grove Road | 27 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Emmanuel, Aberdeen Place | 14 | 16 | 10 | - | 122 | 4 |
| Emmanuel, North Street | 5 | - | - | 13 | - | 3 |
| Gateforth Street | 5 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 63 | 10 |
| Hampden Gurney Upper Berkeley Street | 17 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 36 | 5 |
| Homer Bow, Catholic | 5 | 4 | - | 6 | 30 | 1 |
| Jewish, Hanway Street | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Portland, Little Titchfield Street | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Polytechnic, Regent Street | 6 | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Queen's College, Harley Street | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St. Andrew's, Wells Street | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St. Francis, Upper William Street | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St. James's, Marylebone Lane | 1 | 4 | - | - | 3 | - |
| St. Luke's Nutford Place | 2 | 12 | - | 8 | 28 | - |
| St. Mark's, Violet Hill | 25 | 78 | 1 | 47 | 28 | 7 |
| St. Mark's, Marylebone Road | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St. Marylebone, High Street | 25 | 26 | 5 | 26 | 105 | 7 |
| St. Marylebone Grammar, Marylebone Boad | 5 | 4 | - | 2 | 3 | - |
| St. Mary's, Crawford Street | 22 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 34 | 2 |
| St. Paul's, East Street | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St. Paul's, Broadley Terrace | 14 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 70 | 6 |
| St. Thomas', Orchard Street | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 15 |
| St. Vincent, Wigmore Street | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Upper Marylebone Street | 20 | 14 | 13 | 34 | 40 | 22 |
| Schools out of Borough | 7 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 6 |
| Totals | 315 | 391 | 177 | 353 | 1,424 | 252 |
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:-
| Notified | Cases Treated | Vision Unimpaired | Vision Impaired | Total Blindness | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Home | At Hospital | |||||
| 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | - | - | - |
| Nurses were sent in to 2 cases and 74 visits were paid. | ||||||