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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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INFECTIOUS AND (or) CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
The number of children excluded at the routine inspection was 24—7 boys and 17 girls, the reasons for exclusion being:-
| Vermin— | Boys | Girls | Contagious Skin Dis.— | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | .. | 5 | Ringworm | 1 | 2 |
| Body | 1 | 5 | Impetigo | 3 | .. |
| Head and Body | 1 | 1 | Other Conditions | .. | 1 |
| Scabies | 1 | 2 | Totals | 7 | 17 |
| Infectious Disease— Mumps | .. | 1 |
N.B.—None were excluded for nits only.
Exclusion Certificates.
I.—For Contagious and other Diseases.
The total number of exclusion certificates (including the above) issued by the School Medical Officers during the year was 1027, compared with 728 the year before. The reasons for the exclusions were:—
| No. of Cert. | No. of Cert. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Impetigo | 187 | Influenza | 7 |
| Ringworm | 147 | Whooping Cough | 6 |
| Other causes | 146 | Diphtheria | 6 |
| Scabies | 131 | Mental Defective | 6 |
| Skin Diseases | 72 | Chicken-pox | 5 |
| Vermin | 58 | Broncho-pneumonia | 3 |
| Bronchial Catarrh | 61 | Anaemia | 3 |
| Eye Trouble | 40 | Scarlet Fever | 3 |
| Tonsillitis | 34 | Pleurisy | 2 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 24 | Measles | 1 |
| Ear Disease | 16 | Jaundice | 1 |
| Mumps | 15 | Nephritis | 1 |
| Febricula | !5 | Total | 1027 |
| Chorea | 13 | ||
| Other T.B. Diseases | 7 | ||
| Epilepsy | 7 |
The number, 1027, is 299 more than last year. Scabies numbered 99 last
year.