London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Marylebone 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
This page requires JavaScript
The accompanying table shows the number of cases and contacts of measles, whooping cough, chicken-pox and the notifiable infectious diseases reported from Schools during 1934.
| INFECTIOUS DISEASE IN SCHOOLS. 1934. (CASES and CONTACTS) | Scarlet Fever_ | Diphtheria | Whooping Cough | Chicken-pox | Measles | All other Diseases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Souls, Foley Street | 3 | 2 | - | 22 | 28 | |
| Barrett Street | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barrow Hill Road | 43 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 92 | 3 |
| Bell Street | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 6 |
| Capland Street | 19 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 73 | 32 |
| Catholic, Richmond Street | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christ Church, Cosway Street | 6 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 54 | 5 |
| Convent (St. Edward's), Little Union Place | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Cosway Street (L.C.C.) | 25 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 102 | 9 |
| Emmanuel, Aberdeen Place | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 45 | 29 |
| Gateforth Street | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Hampden Gurney | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 |
| Homer Row, Catholic | 25 | - | - | - | 23 | 3 |
| Jewish, Hanway Street | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| Polytechnic, Regent Street | 1 | 1 | - | = | - | - |
| Regent's Park Central | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| St. James's, Marylebone Lane | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| St. Luke's, Nutford Place | 8 | - | - | - | 7 | 5 |
| St. Mark's, Violet Hill | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 2 |
| St. Marylebone Central. High Street | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 69 | 28 |
| St. Marylebone Grammar | 5 | 1 | - | 5 | 14 | - |
| St. Mary's (Western) York Street | 10 | 2 | - | 1 | 52 | 28 |
| St. Paul's Bentinck, Rossmore Road | 16 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 8 |
| St. Thomas', Orchard Street | - | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| St. Vincent, Wigmore Street | 3 | - | - | - | 11 | 4 |
| Upper Marylebone Street | 15 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 56 | 10 |
| Schools in other Boroughs | 4 | 3 | - | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| Totals | 241 | 100 | 79 | 174 | 705 | 187 |
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 1934. The total number of cases notified was 8, the same as the
previous year. Visits were paid to notified cases by the Health Visitors, but in no
case was it found necessary to make arrangements for a nurse from the Paddington
and Marylebone Nursing Association to attend and apply treatment. 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.
The following table gives information with regard to the cases notified.
| Notified | Cases Treated | Vision Unimpaired | Vision Impaired | Total Blindness | Deaths | Removed etc. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Home | At Hospital | ||||||
| 8 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 2 |