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Marylebone 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN SCHOOLS.
Table 40 shows the number of cases and contacts of whooping cough, chickenpox,
measles, and the notifiable infectious diseases reported from schools during
1937.
| SCHOOL. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria | Whooping Cough. | Chicken-pox. | Measles | All other Diseases. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | ||||
| — | — | — | 1 | — | ||
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| - | - | - | - | — | — | |
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| - | - | - | - | - | ||
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TUBERCULOSIS.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis and the Milk Trade.
Provision is made in the Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations,
1925, designed to secure that no person suffering from respiratory tuberculosis
who is in an infectious condition, shall be engaged in any form of dairy work involving
the milking of cows, the treatment of milk or the handling of milk containers.
During the year no case occurred which called for attention under the
regulations.
Compulsory Removal of Tuberculous Patients to Hospital.
No action was required during 1937, under section 62 of the Public Health
Act, 1925, which relates to the compulsory removal to hospital of persons suffering
from tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis : New Cases and Mortality.
Table 41, prepared at the request of the Ministry of Health, contains information
with regard to age and sex distribution of all forms of tuberculosis.