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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
Croydon 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The following table gives a summary of the notices sent oul from the Public Health Department to various schools in connection with cases of infectious or contagious disease :—
| 3rd | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 31 | 30 | 30 | 36 | 127 |
| Diphtheria | 9 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 40 |
| Measles | 8 | 132 | 196 | 602 | 938 |
| ,, (German) | o | 16 | 16 | 16 | 50 |
| Mumps | 23 L | 435 | 50 | 157 | 873 |
| Whooping Cough | 185 | 313 | 83 | 90 | 671 |
| Chicken-pox | 344 | 352 | 22 | 85 | 803 |
| Sore throat | 13 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 33 |
| Ringworm (scalp) | 14 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 50 |
| „ (body) | 26 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 76 |
| Impetigo | 93 | 90 | 69 | 124 | 376 |
| Scabies | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 23 |
| Eye disease | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| Other Diseases | 50 | 62 | 42 | 63 | 217 |
| Totals | 1019 | 1486 | 540 | 1247 | 4292 |
No schools were closed during 1925 by order of the Medical
Officer of Health.
Under the revised regulations issued by the Board of Education, certificates covering periods of low attendances at the undernamed schools were issued for the following dates : —
| TVeek Ending. | School and Dept. | Reason for Low Attendance. |
|---|---|---|
| 27/2/25 | Winterbourne I. | Epidemic illness |
| 23/5/25 | Rectory Manor 1. | Measles |
| 30/5/25 | Rectory Manor I. | |
| 13/6/25 | Rectory Manor I. | |
| 10/7/25 | St. Saviour's J.M. & I. | |
| 17/7/25 | St. Saviour's J.M. & I. | |
| Parish Church J.G. & I. | ||
| 24/7/25 | Parish Church J.G. & I. | |
| Christ Church J.M. & I. | ||
| W. Thornton I. | ||
| St. Saviour's J.M. & I. | ||
| 2/10/25 | Sydenham J.M. & I. | |
| 9/10/25 | Sydenham J.M. & I. | |
| 16/10/25 | Sydenham J.M. & I. | |
| 14/11/25 | Tavistock J.M. & I. | |
| 21/11/25 | Tavistock J.M. & I. | |
| 28/11/25 | Tavistock J.M. & I. | |
| 5/12/25 | Tavistock J.M. & I. | |
| 12/12/25 | Davidson Infants | |
| Davidson Infants | ||
| 19/12/25 | Davidson Infants |