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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
Willesden 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Regulations of the Willesden Education Committee for the Control of Infectious Diseases in the Schools.
(i.) Common Infectious Diseases.
| Disease. | I Children suffering from Disease stated in Col. 1. | Children living in tenements where Disease stated in Col. 1 occurred, i.e., Contacts. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contacts who have previously suffered. | Contacts who have not previously suffered. | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Small Pox | Excluded. Re-admitted upon receipt of notice from Medical Officer of Health | Excluded. Re-admitted upon receipt of notice from Medical Officer of Health | Excluded. Re-admitted upon receipt of notice from Medical Officer of Health |
| Scarlet Fever | Excluded. Re-admitted upon receipt of notice from Medical Officer of Health | Not excluded | Excluded. Re-admitted 10 days after date of disinfection as notified by Medical Officer of Health |
| Diphtheria | Excluded. Re-admitted upon receipt of notice from Medical Officer of Health | Not excluded | Excluded. Re-admitted 12 days after date of disinfection as notified by Medical Officer of Health |
| Measles | Excluded. Re-admitted 3 weeks from onset | Not excluded | Excluded. Re-admitted 3 weeks from onset of primary case in tenement |
| GermanMeasles | Excluded. Re-admitted 3 weeks from onset | Not excluded | Excluded. Re-admitted 3 weeks from onset of primary case in tenement |
| Mumps | Excluded. Re-admitted 3 weeks from onset | Not excluded | Excluded. Re-admitted 3 weeks from onset of primary case in tenement |
| Chicken Pox | Excluded. Re-admitted 3 weeks from onset | Not excluded | Excluded. Re-admitted 3 weeks from onset of primary case in tenement |
| Whooping Cough | Excluded. Re-admitted 6 weeks from onset of "whoop" | Not excluded | Excluded. Re-admitted 3 weeks from onset of primary case in tenement |
| Typhoid Fever | Excluded. Re-admitted upon receipt of notice from Medical Officer of Health | Not excluded | Not excluded |
| Erysipelas | Excluded. Re-admitted upon receipt of notice from Medical Officer of Health | Not excluded | Not excluded |
| Meningitis | Action in accordance with instructions received from Medical Officer of Health | Not excluded | Not excluded |
| Poliomyelitis | Action in accordance with instructions re-from Medical Officer of Health | Not excluded | Not excluded |
| Tuberculosis | Action in accordance with instructions received from Medical Officer of Health | Not excluded | Not excluded |