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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
Ealing 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
The returns forwarded each week by the Heads of
schools giving particulars of all new cases of infectious disease
coming to their knowledge included 417 cases of measles, 226 of
whooping cough, 381 of chicken pox and 659 of mumps.
Children to the number of 333 were excluded from school for the following conditions :
| Impetigo | 78 |
| Ringworm of body | 1 |
| Scabies | 239 |
| Other skin diseases | 2 |
| Ringworm of head | 6 |
| Conjunctivitis | 6 |
| Blepharitis | 1 |
| 333 |
Diphtheria Immunization.
Immunization of school and pre-school children was continued
at the Health Centres.
The following table shows the amount of immunization work
carried out in 1946 :
Schick tests 2
School children immunized 255
Children under 5 years immunized 2,271
Children given reinforcing injections 558
The total number of children of all ages immunized at the
Health Centres and in the Schools in 1946 was thus 3,084.
MILK AND MEALS FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN.
One third of a pint of milk was supplied to children attending
school at the cost of a halfpenny or free of charge according to the
level of the family income until August of this year, when it was
provided for all school children free of charge.
School meals are provided at a cost to the parents of 6d. or
at half price or free of charge according to the level of the family
income.
The following figures supplied by the Borough Education Officer show the number of children who were receiving meals in school on a day in October :
| Number of children on roll | 19,715 |
| Number of children receiving free meals | 395 |
| Number of children paying 6d. | 8,664 |
| Number of children paying 3d. | 74 |