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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

Edmonton 1919

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

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children, as patients or contacts, from attending day or Sunday schools for
definite periods. The numbers last year were—189 notices excluding 211
children.
On account of measles and the non-notifiable infectious diseases, notices
excluding 3,209 children as patients or contacts were issued by me, after enquiries
had been made as to the real nature of the illness. The numbers
excluded in 1918-17-16 were 2,779, 2,044 and 2,058 respectively.

Table: It is interesting to note the great variation in the number of children excluded from the schools during 1919:—

It is interesting to note the great variation in the number of children excluded from the schools during 1919:—

1—Eldon Road6077—Brettenham Road217
2—Silver Street5028—Montagu Road194
3—Raynham Road3929—St. James141
4—National36710—St. Edmund's38
5—Croyland Road30011—Lower Latymer35
6—Houndsfield Road22612—Upper Latvmer9
Total3028

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Besides the following:—Enfield Council Schools, 3; other Enfield Schools,
17; our private schools, 74; 28 children at various schools in Tottenham, etc.
There were 59 children not attending (at the time) any school.
Exclusion of Contacts.—The rules adopted for the exclusion of contacts
are as before.
DISINFECTION.
During the Easter vacation all the eleven public elementary schools were
thoroughly disinfected, and, during the long vacation, the Public Library,
all the public elementary schools and most of the church halls were disinfected.
In October, Brettenham Road Girls' Department and classrooms at Silver
Street and Houndsfield Road Schools were again disinfected. In November,
two private schools, classrooms at Croyland Road and Houndsfield Road, and
the Junior Mixed Hall at Montagu Road were disinfected. In December,
nine elementary schools and eight church halls were dealt with.
Closure.—Croyland Road Infants' School was closed for 14 days, and
then for a third week, re-opening Monday, June 30th, as half the measles and
a quarter of the scarlet fever cases during May were connected with this school.