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In one house there were six cases, in four houses four cases,
in two houses three cases, in thirteen houses two cases, and in
the remaining eighty-six houses, one case.
135 or 96 per cent. of the patients were treated in the
Isolation Hospital.
61 per cent, of the cases notified were children of school
age, five to fifteen years, and of these, 80 attended the following
schools:—
Old Central 5
Cottenham Park I
Dundonnld Girls' and Infants' 5
Russell Road Mixed and Infants' 1
Haydons Road Boys' 7
Queen's Road Girls' and Infants' Schools 4
Haydons Road Girls' and Infants' Schools 12
Pelham Road Infants' School 5
Effra Girls' and Infants' 5
Queen's Road Boys' 2
Pelham Central 5
Durnsford Road Mixed 18
Schools outside the district 9
Private Schools 1
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Careful investigation is carried out after each case of
diphtheria has been notified. School children from infected
houses are swabbed and not re-admitted to school until a negative
result has been obtained. These swabs are either taken by
the family doctor or by the staff of the Public Health Department,
according to the circumstances of the case. Adult contacts
living in the same house are also advised to have swabs taken
from the nose and throat and in most cases they agree to this
precaution being carried out.
In the case of patients who are school children, special
visits are paid to the schools in order that the class contacts
may be carefully examined.
Tuberculosis.—The administrative control of tuberculosis is
placed under the County Medical Officers, but District Medical
Officers are also required to keep special registers under the
Tuberculosis Regulations.
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