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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
Harrow 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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The following is a summary of the cases notified:
| Onset. | Age. | Class. | Last attendance. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4/ 5/1935 | 7 | 3b | |
| 2 | 5/ 5/1935 | 9 | 3b | |
| 3 | 26/ 5/1935 | — | 3b | |
| 4 | 7/6/1935 | 9 | 2 | |
| 5 | 26/10/1935 | 7 | 2 | 25/10/1935 |
| 6 | 6/11/1935 | 9 | 3a | 6/11 /1935 |
| 7 | 10/11/1935 | 9 | 3c | 10/11 /1935 |
| 8 | 8 | 3b | 14/11/1935 | |
| 9 | 16/11 /1935 | 11 | 4b | 16/11/1935 |
| 10 | 16/11 /1935 | 10 | 4b | 16/11 /1935 |
| 11 | 15/11 /1935 | 12 | 3a | 15/11 /1935 |
| 12 | 27/11 /1935 | 12 | 4b | 27/11 /1935 |
| 13 | 9/12/1935 | 11 | 4b | 9/12/1935 |
| 14 | 20/ 1 /1936 | 11 | 4b | 20/ 1 /1936 |
| 15 | 20/ 1/1936 | 11 | 4b | 20/ 1 /1936 |
| 16 | 23/ 1/1936 | 7 | 2 | 23/ 1 /1936 |
| 17 | 3/ 2/1936 | 13 | 4a | 1 / 2/1936 |
| 18 | 5/ 2/1936 | — | 3b | 1 / 2/1936 |
| 19 | 7/ 2/1936 | 12 | 4b | 7/ 2/1936 |
| 20 | 11 / 2/1936 | 9 | 3b | 11 / 2/1936 |
| 21 | 22/ 2/1936 | — | 3b | 21/ 2/1936 |
| 22 | 26/ 2/1936 | — | 3a | 26/ 2/1936 |
| 23 | 26/ 2/1936 | — | 3b | 26/ 2/1936 |
| 24 | 3/ 3/1936 | 9 | 3c | 3/ 3/1936 |
| 25 | 12/ 3/1936 | 8 | 3c | 11 / 3/1936 |
| 26 | 13/ 3/1936 | 12 | 4a | 13/ 3/1936 |
| 27 | 15/ 3/1936 | 9 | 3b | 14/ 3/1936 |
Nos. 4 and 7 are the same child and No. 13 was a return case
to No. 6.
It was not until the occurrence of the group of cases in the
middle of November that it was appreciated that there was anything
in the nature of a school infection. On clinical examination
of the scholars at this time with the object of detecting any possible
missed case present in the school who possibly were spreading infection,
only one boy presented any suspicious signs and he was temporarily
excluded. The school was closed voluntarily for a week
late in November—on re-opening one case occurred within the next
week, this being the last case to occur before the closure for the
Christmas holidays which extended from December 18th to January
14th.
On re-opening, two children in class 4b. fell ill with a simultaneous
onset. The class was swabbed and of 13 swabs 10 were
negative to the haemolytic streptococcus. Two showed moderate
growths and one a smaller growth of the haemolytic streptococcus.
One of those giving a marked growth was case No. 9. His nose and