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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
Ilford 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Table VII.—Summary of Cases of Infectious Diseases among School Children, and of Contacts of such Cases, excluded from School Attendance during the Year ended the 31st December, 1929.
| SCHOOLS. | Number on Roll. | DISEASES AND CONTACTS. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Measles & German Measles. | Chicken. pox. | Whooping Cough. | Mumps. | Small Pox. | Ringworm. | Totals. 1929. | Totals. 1928. | |||||||||||
| Cases. | Contacts. | Cases. | Contacts. | Cases. | Contacts. | Cases | Contacts. | Cases. | Contacts. | Cases. | Contacts. | Cases. | Contacts. | Cases. | Cases. | Contacts. | Cases. | Contacts. | ||
| Barkingside | 254 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 40 | 36 | 97 | 41 |
| Becontree | 2138 | 64 | 80 | 43 | 38 | 24 | 19 | 32 | 20 | 44 | 9 | 38 | — | - | - | - | 245 | 165 | 242 | 139 |
| Open Air | 98 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| Chadwell | 228 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 8 | 42 | 14 |
| Christchurch | 1141 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 58 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 17 | — | - | - | - | 137 | 70 | 200 | 68 |
| Cleveland | 1149 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 63 | — | - | - | - | 138 | 34 | 206 | 75 |
| Downshall | 1514 | 35 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 48 | - | - | - | 2 | 137 | 45 | 401 | 147 |
| Fairlop | 144 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Gearies | 836 | 13 | 7 | — | — | 2 | - | 46 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | - | 1 | - | - | 63 | 22 | - | - |
| Goodmayes | 1369 | 20 | 26 | 59 | 63 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 38 | 5 | 16 | — | 1 | 2 | - | 155 | 108 | 308 | 90 |
| Highlands | 1057 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 9 | 49 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | - | 1 | - | 110 | 50 | 347 | 80 |
| Little Heath | 102 | 1 | 3 | — | - | 2 | 2 | - | — | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Loxford | 982 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 4 | - | 38 | 5 | 6 | — | - | - | 1 | 85 | 31 | 251 | 69 |
| Newbury Park | 707 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 7 | - | - | - | 2 | 48 | 24 | 90 | 53 |
| Roman Catholic, Ilford | 454 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 13 | - | - | 2 | - | 85 | 52 | 74 | 28 |
| St. Vincent's R.C., Bec | 366 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| South Park | 1292 | 17 | 12 | 22 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 10 | — | - | - | - | 83 | 41 | 177 | 41 |
| Uphall | 652 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 29 | — | - | - | - | 95 | 36 | 90 | 46 |
| Valentines | 298 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 2 | - | — | - | - | - | 22 | 12 | 103 | 20 |
| County High | — | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 11 | 4 | 10 |
| Private | — | 27 | 29 | 10 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 38 | 42 | 50 | 45 |
| Mossford (G.V.H.) | 781 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | - | 9 | - |
| Totals | 15562 | 309 | 320 | 210 | 222 | 141 | 80 | 331 | 125 | 278 | 47 | 252 | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1530 | 799 | 2694 | 966 |
| Acute Influenzal Pneumonia:—1 case (Downshall). Acute Primary Pneumonia:—3 cases (Christchurch); 2 cases (Newbury Park); 5 cases (Becontree); and 1 case (South Park). Encephalitis Lethargica:—1 case (Downshall). | ||||||||||||||||||||