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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
Walthamstow 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Non-notifiable infectious diseases are chiefly brought to light
by the weekly returns made by Head Teachers under the local
"Regulations as to Infectious Diseases in Schools."
The following are the weekly average numbers of children away from school owing to exclusions and the non-notifiable infectious and other diseases named:—
| Exclusions. | Chicken Pox. | Measles & G.M. | Whooping Cough | Sore Throat. | Influenza. | Diarrhoea. | Mumps. | Scabies. | Ringworm. | Various. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The following table shows the work done at the Infectious Disease Clinic:—
| Total number of immunisations completed during 1947 | 2,658 |
| (a) School age | 810 |
| (b) Pre-school age | 1,844 |
| (c) Over school age | 4 |
| Number already immunised and given a re-inforcing dose | 3,541 |
| The above total includes 152 children immunised at "Brookscroft" and 366 by private practitioners. Number of Schick tested for the first time | 15 |
| Negative (including pseudo and negative) | 9 |
| Positive (including pseudo and positive) | 6 |
| Number of Schick tests following immunisation | 67 |
| Number positive | 2 |
| Number negative | 60 |
| Not seen | 5 |
| Number of clinics held | 52 |
| Number of attendances made | 1,795 |
| Average attendance per session | 34.5 |
| Immunisation at Schools (included in above figures):— | |
| Number completely immunised | 713 |
| Number partly immunised | 97 |
| Number already immunised given an extra dose | 3,147 |
| Number of clinics held in connection with Infectious Disease | 52 |
| Number of attendances made | 380 |
| Average attendance per session | 7.3 |