[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham].

  • Tottenham (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
[1913]
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    75 * HINTS TO TEACHERS REGARDING THE EARLY SYMPTOMS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. The following information is included in this Report for the convenience of Teachers and others having the care of school children :— (1) Measles, etc. :—Any scholars suffering from a severe cold, sneezing, redness of the eyes, and running at the nose, should be sent home; such symptoms may mean an influenza cold, or the commencement of measles, and both are infectious; the recommenda tion is particularly important when measles is prevalent in the district. The incubation period is from 4 to 14 days, and attendance at School should not be resumed until fully 4 weeks from the beginning: of the rash; if at the end of 4 weeks any cough or desquamation be present, the child should be excluded for a still longer period, indeed, until all traces of both have disappeared. (2) Whooping Cough :—A child with a violent cough, especially if it be severe enough to cause vomiting or nose bleeding, should be suspected of whooping cough, and sent home, even if the characteristic whoop is not heard, and it should be remembered that this whoop may not occur until 7 to 14 days * Confidential information from teachers, pupils, neighbours, etc., regarding the existence of doubtful cases of infectious disease in any house will at all times be gratefully received by the Medical Officer of Health.