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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

Richmond upon Thames 1902

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]

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The following figures will illustrate the great amount of extra
work which has resulted from undertaking these duties:—
The total number of cases notified and found to be actually
suffering from one of the above-mentioned diseases during 1902 was
291, in connection with these there were 289 other children kept
from School on account of having been in contact with the
sufferers.

Table: PARTICULARS OF CASES NOTIFIED.

PARTICULARS OF CASES NOTIFIED.

Measles.Whooping Cough.Chicken Pox.Mumps.
Suffering from24532104
Other children not ill but kept at home owing to sickness in the house2502388
495551812
Number of houses in which the diseases occurred221
„ „ notified but infectious disease not present 31
Total houses visited252
Schools notifying.Number of Notifications (Houses).
Holy Trinity Schools, Princes Road42
Holy Trinity Schools, Lower Mortlake Road34
National Parochial School35
St. John's School29
St. Luke's School22
Russell British School12
Wesleyan School8
British School6
St. Elizabeth's School3
New Richmond School2
193