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Beckenham 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]

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OTHER WORK OF THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION.
This work has been carried out amongst children since 1928,
and the total number of children of school age who have been
artificially immunised is 3,984 ; not all of these are still on the roll.
A full report of the work done during the year appears on page
28 in the Infectious Disease section of this volume.
INFECTIOUS DISEASE.

No change has been made in the existing methods of notification. The following table shows details of the cases excluded from School during the year:—

Condition for which excludedNames of Schools
AlexandraBalgowanBromley RoadChurchfieldsMarian VianHawes DownWickham Com.OthersTotals, 1937Totals, 1936
Chicken Pox698474810218166147
Diphtheria1234
„ Contacts42326171
Measles-------22426
„ Contacts---------21
„ German22267
Mumps55515682621313956
Contacts2
Scarlet Fever165310236151810571
„ Contacts521132421822113356
Whooping Cough132615348520265227145
„ Contacts4641014174613
Impetigo5342148
Ringworm1342103
Skin Diseases81317834018
Verminous Heads7661203
Bronchitis1226812016
Lungs—Non T.B.-
Tuberculosis-
Debility-2652211865 9
Ear Conditions.-1135
Enlarged Glands24286
Eye Conditions-3310
Heart Disease-1236
Nose and Throat810727921859580
Miscellaneous231716564623448233208
Totals209938023730917511014413571331