Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Borough of Ealing. Education Committee.
Records of Loss of Attendance for Ten Consecutive Weeks.
TABLE I.
Comparison of Schools.
Cause of Absence.
Percentage of Total Attendance Lost.
Little
Ealing
Boys'
Dept.
Little
Ealing
Girls'
Dept.
Little
Ealing
Infants'
Dept.
Lammas
Boys'
Dept.
Lammas
Girls'
Dept.
Lammas
Infants'
Dept.
North
Ealing
Boys'
Dept.
North
Ealing
Girls'
Dept.
North
Ealing
Infants'
Dept.
Verminous condition (excluded)
.7
.6
2.5
–
3.0
.1
.6
–
–
Impetigo, sores, etc. (excluded)
14.8
5.3
2.1
2.5
.01
1.2
4.5
–
1.8
Infectious Diseases :
Whooping cough, measles,
chicken-pox, etc., in child
10.8
8.6
38.4
3.0
3.2
33.1
–
5.6
17.1
Ditto in family or house
13.6
14.3
3.5
2.5
3.9
3.3
—
4.3
2.5
Discharge from the ear
.2
.5
.4
1.8
1.1
2.6
.01
.4
.4
Teeth (toothache), etc.
1.2
2.2
.9
4.4
1.5
.9
4.4
1.1
1.1
Rheumatism
—
3.0
1.0
1.2
1.7
.5
.2
.2
—
St. Vitus Dance
–
–
.6
–
2.5
—
5.7
.7
—
Heart affection
–
1.1
.6
.9
3.1
.0
1.2
—
—
Stomach disorders
2.8
4.4
.7
3.2
5.4
2.0
5.5
5.0
2.0
Intestinal disorders
.3
1.4
.6
.9
.9
.6
5.8
1.1
–
Coughs, colds, bronchitis
28.5
25.3
31.3
42.6
35.6
43.8
31.5
35.4
56.3
Phthisis (Consumption)
—
.04
.9
—
.4
—
—
—
—
Accidents, injuries
4.2
2.2
1.6
6.0
5.2
.8
3.5
1.7
.7
Attending hospitals or dispensaries
2.7
1.7
2.8
2.6
3.1
2.3
9.1
4.0
1.3
Mother ill
1.6
6.9
.5
5.0
7.5
.5
3.9
3.5
.1
Indifference or neglect of parents
.2
.6
.3
.2
1.2
—
1.5
.4
.5
Sore throat
2.2
3.2
1.1
4.4
5.7
2.5
1.5
1.6
.5
Debility
2.3
5.3
2.8
10.2
5.0
.8
2.0
6.9
1.6
Absence from home
2.0
5.1
2.7
6.2
8.2
3.1
13.4
7.7
7.6
Various and undefined
11.8
8.3
4.7
2.4
1.7
1.9
5.7
20.5
6.5