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Willesden 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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A certain number of contagious skin diseases have for a
number of years been dealt with as out-patients at the Isolation
Hospital, and at a small Clinic at the Public Health Department
Offices. The number of cases thus dealt with is shown in the
following table:—
TABLE SHOWING CONTAGIOUS AFFECTIONS DEALT WITH AS OUT-PATIENTS.
| Disease. | Total Number of Cases seen primarily. | Total Number of subsequent Consultations. |
|---|---|---|
| Ringworm | 87 | 354 |
| Impetigo | 13 | 12 |
| Scabies | 1 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia | 2 | 4 |
| Other Diseases | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 107 | 375 |
None of these cases may return to school until certified either
by a medical practitioner, or admitted by the Assistant School
Medical Officer. 30 of them only were certified as cured and fit
to return to school by Dr. Walker, the Assistant Medical Officer
of Health, who sees these cases.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES DEALT WITH AS A RESULT OF
NOTIFICATIONS FROM THE SCHOOLS.
In the following tables are given the numbers of cases of
infectious disease which, while not statutorily notifiable, have
come to knowledge as a result of school notification. The accumulated
knowledge which has resulted in consequence of the
enquiries rendered possible by this system of notification has
proved of great value, not only in controlling attendance, and in
enabling decisions as to the advisability of school closure to be
arrived at, but also in elucidating many of the natural epidemiological
features of these diseases which are a precondition of more
effective measures for their control.