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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
Hendon 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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The following table shows the incidence of infectious diseases in the Hendon Public Elementary Schools during the past five years:—
| Small Pox | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Measles | Chicken Pox | Mumps | Whooping Cough | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | - | 235 | 82 | 66 | 130 | 243 | 267 |
| 1934 | — | 425 | 68 | 797 | 265 | 79 | 31 |
| 1935 | — | 131 | 68 | 121 | 295 | 370 | 253 |
| 1936 | — | 112 | 29 | 1014 | 322 | 169 | 207 |
| 1937 | — | 109 | 42 | 367 | 309 | 264 | 126 |
| 1938 | - | 145 | 78 | 662 | 247 | 28 | 172 |
OPEN AIR EDUCATION.
No special open air school has been established in the area,
but all the new schools which are being erected are on semiopen
air lines.
SUMMER CAMPS.
The Juvenile Organisations Committee organise Summer
Camps each year. In 1938 it was possible to send 144
necessitous school children for a fortnight's holiday to the
seaside as under:—
80 girls Ryde, Isle of Wight.
64 boys Walmer.
During the period April to September approximately 900
boys and girls from various organisations made use of the
Mote Mount Camp Site.