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 Erith]
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C(3). School Incidence of Infectious Disease.
The following Table gives in detail the prevalence of certain notifiable Infectious Diseases in each of the Schools in the District, along with the number of cases above and below School age (5 years).
School | Accommodation | Diphtheria | Scarlet Fever | Typhoid | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Senior Boys. | North. Heath | 560 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Picardy | 480 | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||
Senior Girls. | North. Heath | 560 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | |
Picardy | 480 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | ||
Junior Boys. | Manor Road | 238 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | |
North Heath | 200 | 3 | - | - | 3 | ||
St. Augustine's Road | 350 | 1 | - | - | 1 | ||
Junior Girls. | West Street | 300 | 4 | - | - | 4 | |
Crescent Road | 238 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | ||
North. Heath | 200 | — | — | — | 2 | ||
St. Augustine's Road | 350 | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | ||
West Street | 300 | 2 | - | — | 2 | ||
Junior Mixed. | Bedonwell Hill | 290 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
All Saints C. of E. | 130 | - | 7 | - | 7 | ||
Junior Mixed and Infants. | Crossness | 150 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | |
Mixed and Infants Infants. | St. Fidelis R.C | 193 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Bedonwell Hill | 240 | — | — | — | — | ||
Belvedere | 150 | - | — | - | — | ||
Crescent Road | 200 | — | — | — | — | ||
North. Heath | 406 | 2 | — | — | 2 | ||
St. Augustines Road | 350 | - | - | - | - | ||
West Street | 350 | — | 2 | — | 2 | ||
Totals | 6715 | 25 | 18 | 1 | 44 | ||
Private and other Schools. | Males | — | 4 | — | 4 | ||
Females | — | 1 | — | 1 | |||
Schools out of Town | Males | — | — | — | — | ||
Females | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
Under School Age | Males | 2 | 6 | - | 8 | ||
Females | 1 | 8 | 1 | 10 | |||
Over School Age | Males | 6 | 7 | 1 | 14 | ||
Females | 6 | 5 | — | 11 | |||
Totals | 15 | 1 | 3 | 49 | |||
Grand Totals | 40 | 49 | 4 | 93 |