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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
Beckenham 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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25
Private Schools.
In the month of September attention was drawn to a small
private school by the occurrence at the same time of 3 cases of
Scarlet Fever amongst scholars attending the school. I visited the
school and found a boy in the peeling stage of Scarlet Fever with
profuse nasal discharge. The school was closed and disinfected.
Six cases in all were infected at the school by this unrecognised
case.
During thp month of November two cases of Scarlet Fever
occurred at another private school. The school was closed voluntarily
and disinfected. In this instance the infection was not traced
to anyone attending the school.
| Year. | Population. | Cases Notified. | Deaths from Scarlet Fever. | Mortality per cent. | Attack Rate per 1000. | % Isolated in Hospital. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 20,705 | 29 | 0 | 20 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 51.8 |
| 1892 | 21,666 | 86 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 72.1 | |
| 1893 | 21,840 | 159 | 8 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 60.4 | |
| 1894 | 22,470 | 68 | 1 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 70.6 | |
| 1895 | 23,070 | 87 | 5 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 70.0 | |
| 1896 | 23,579 | 72 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 71.0 | |
| 1897 | 24,300 | 66 | 3 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 75.7 | |
| 1898 | 24,730 | 29 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 79.0 | |
| 1899 | 26,075 | 92 | 2 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 65.2 | |
| 1900 | 26,556 | 77 | 1 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 71.4 | |
| —765 | |||||||
| 1901 | 26,453 | 62 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 59.6 |
| 1902 | 26,958 | 63 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 79.3 | |
| 1903 | 27,452 | 51 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 82.3 | |
| 1904 | 27,965 | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 81.6 | |
| 1905 | 28,489 | 57 | 1 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 73.7 | |
| 1906 | 29,022 | 90 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 92.2 | |
| 1907 | 29,565 | 115 | 2 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 92.1 | |
| 1908 | 30,119 | 132 | 1 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 81.0 | |
| 1909 | 30,681 | 140 | 1 | 0.7 | 4.5 | 88.5 | |
| 1910 | 31,255 | 34 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 76.4 | |
| —782 | |||||||
| 1911 | 31,480 | 59 | 1 | 6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 84.7 |
| 1912 | 32,408 | 70 | 2 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 90.0 | |
| 1913 | 32,987 | 62 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 82.2 | |
| 1914 | 33,572 | 98 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 88.7 | |
| 1915 | 33,796 | 55 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 74.5 | |
| 1916 | 30,774 | 56 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 70.8 | |
| 1917 | 30,612 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | .5 | 56.2 | |
| 1918 | 29,425 | 29 | 1 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 72.4 | |
| 1919 | 32,516 | 57 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 73.5 | |
| 1920 | 33,812 | 117 | 1 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 78.6 | |
| —618 | |||||||