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
Croydon 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
This page requires JavaScript
Table XI.
| Condition. | Exclusions during 1936. | Percentage of total exclusions. | Exclusions during 1935. | Percentage of total exclusions. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringworm—Head | 3 | 0.04 | 2 | 0.02 |
| „ B0dy | 26 | 0.33 | 36 | 0.35 |
| Verminous Conditions | 1750 | 22.69 | 2223 | 21.76 |
| Impetigo | 336 | 4.35 | 267 | 2.61 |
| Scabies | 58 | 0.75 | 37 | 0.36 |
| Scarlet Fever | 326 | 4.23 | 417 | 4.08 |
| Measles | 2093 | 27.14 | 619 | 6.06 |
| Diphtheria | 145 | 1.88 | 256 | 2.80 |
| Whooping Cough | 770 | 9.98 | 311 | 3.04 |
| Chicken Pox | 1011 | 13.11 | 841 | 8.23 |
| Mumps | 199 | 2.58 | 3561 | 34.85 |
| Tuberculosis (all forms) | 24 | 0.31 | 28 | 0.27 |
| External Eye Disease | 35 | 0.45 | 24 | 0.23 |
| Sore Throat | 196 | 2.54 | 236 | 2.31 |
| Other Causes | 740 | 9.59 | 1330 | 13.02 |
| 7712 | ... | 10180 | ... |
It must be remembered that the figures for exclusions are not
related in any way to the figures obtained in routine medical
inspections.
There were 2,506 fewer children excluded from school on
account of various illnesses than in 1935.
The chief causes of exclusion were Infectious Diseases, 58.9
per cent., practically the same figures as for 1935. The Infectious
Diseases constituting the major causes of these exclusions changed,
however. Measles followed its biennial incidence and became prevalent
during the early part of the year. Mumps, however, which
was very prevalent in 1935, subsided. Both Diphtheria and Scarlet
Fever were less prevalent but Chicken Pox and Whooping Cough
showed an increased incidence. The total cases of this group of
infectious diseases declined, however, from 6,035 in 1935 to 4,544.
Exclusions on account of verminous conditions were higher
than in 1935 or 1934 and constituted 22.69 per cent. of the total
exclusions.
The health visitors examined 58,723 children in the schools
in connection with their primary inspections for the personal
cleanliness of the scholars. Impetigo was more prevalent than in
1935.