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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
Finchley 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Of these 40 cases, 32 occurred in good houses, 6 in the poorer,
and in 2 the houses are noted as "fair." On referring to the
next table, it will be observed that the disease affected some
schools much more than others, Squires Lane and North Road
having by far the largest number of cases.
SCHOOLS AND AGE.
| Males. | Females | Total. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 7. | 7-10 | 10-14. | Under 7. | 7.10. | 10.14. | ||
| St. J. | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| N.R. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| H.T. | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| S.L.J. | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| S.L.S. | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| S. L.I. | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| A.S. | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| L.L. | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 4 |
| C.C. | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Cty. Sch. | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| No. Sch. | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 40 |
With regard to the seasonal incidence, it will be seen
that 33 of the cases occurred during the last quarter of the
year, and 7 in January of this year. This greater incidence
during the last quarter of the year has been noticed on previous
outbreaks:—
Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. 1915.
13 12 8 7
With regard to the infectivity of the disease, an effort
has been made to ascertain whether any particular classroom
was affected. The results were practically unconclusive, and
no deduction can be drawn from them, although possibly they
may be of some interest. The two cases from Holy Trinity