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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
Willesden 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 32.
MEASLES AND WHOOPING COUGH.
| Cases where Primary Case is attending Infant School. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Case, School Contact. | Secondary Case, | Primary Case, arising otherwise. | Secondary Case. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age Periods. | Total. | Percentage of Total Cases. | Age Periods. | Total. | Percentage of Total Cases. | Age Periods. | Total. | Percentage of Total Cases. | Age Periods. | Total. | Percentage of Total Cases. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 15 up | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 ... | 15up | ||||||||||||
| Measles | 9 | 33 | 51 | 24 | 6 | 123 | 33.4 | 14 | 45 | 13 | 1 | ... | 73 | 19.8 | ... | 9 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 11.7 | 1 | 11 | 3 | ... | 15 | 4 .1 | |||
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 38 | 75 | 30 | 13 | 158 | 34-7 | 21 | 60 | 13 | 94 | 20.7 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 52 | 11.4 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 7.0 | ||||||
| Total No. of Scholars on Roll at various | ... | 656 | 1958 | 2153 | 1767 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Age Periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases where Primary Case is attending Boys', Girls, or Mixed Departments. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Case, School Contact. | Secondary Case. | Primary Case, arising otherwise. | Secondary Case. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age Periods. | Total. | Per cent-age of Total Cases | Age Periods. | Total. | Percentage of Total Cases. | Age Periods | Total. | Percentage of Total Cases. | Age Periods. | Total. | Percentage ot Total Cases. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7-10 | 10-15 | 15 up | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15 up | 7-10 | 10-15 | 15 up | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15 up | |||||||||||||||
| Measles | 4 | 2 | ... | 6 | 1.6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 0.8 | 4 | 2 | ... | 6 | 1.6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Whooping Cough | 6 | 2 | ... | 8 | 1.7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 8 | 1.7 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 0.7 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 0.2 | ||||||
| Total No. of Scholars on Roll at various | 5405 | 7926 | 36 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Age Periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cases where Primary Case is not attending School. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary. | Secondary. | Measles | Total No. of Cases, | 368. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age Periods. | Total | Per cent. age of Total Cases | Age Periods. | Total | Per cent. age of Total Cases | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-10 | 0-15 | 15 up | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15 up | Whooping Cough | 455. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Measles | 18 | 62 | 1 | 1 | ... | 82 | 222 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4.6 | Note.—Primary Case means primary in a household. | ||||||||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | 9 | 50 | 3 | ... | ... | 62 | 13 6 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 8.1 | |||||||||||||||||