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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 1939
[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, 1939.
| SCHOOLS | No. on Roll | DISEASES AND CONTACTS | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Measles & German Measles | Chicken-pox | Whooping Cough | Mumps | Pneumonia | Totals, 1939 | Totals, 1938 | ||||||||||
| Cases | Contacts | Cases | Contacts | Cases | Contacts | Cases | Contacts | Cases | Contacts | Cases | Contacts | Cases | Cases | Contacts | Cases | Contacts | ||
| Barkingside | 201 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 17 | 7 | 29 | 9 | 9 | - | 1 | 61 | 19 | 103 | 9 |
| Beal Modern | 637 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | 1 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 16 |
| Becontree | 1,739 | 18 | 35 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 16 | - | 1 | 88 | 60 | 177 | 81 |
| Benton (Open Air) | 112 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 20 | 3 |
| Chadwell | 798 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 6 | - | - | 25 | 7 | 187 | 23 |
| Christchurch | 738 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 36 | 4 | 7 | - | - | 53 | 11 | 265 | 30 |
| Cleveland | 1,320 | 18 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 42 | 40 | 139 | 55 |
| Dane | 453 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | - | 6 | 1 | 15 | 9 |
| Downshall | 1,363 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 9 | — | 3 | — | — | 34 | 11 | 7 | - | 2 | 63 | 34 | 273 | 63 |
| Fairlop | 1,622 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 35 | 13 | 48 | 10 | 8 | - | — | 109 | 45 | 258 | 73 |
| Gearies | 1,456 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 6 | 1 | 47 | 7 | 5 | - | 1 | 68 | 14 | 444 | 84 |
| Goodmayes | 684 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 46 | 9 | 26 | 4 | 4 | - | — | 87 | 27 | 174 | 39 |
| Gordon | 236 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | - | — | 12 | 4 | 86 | 9 |
| Highlands | 667 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 45 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 58 | 9 | 198 | 46 |
| Loxford Central | 442 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | 3 | - | 1 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 13 |
| Mayfield Central | 694 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | - | — | 10 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| Newbury Park | 649 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 28 | 8 | — | - | 2 | 39 | 18 | 116 | 23 |
| Parkhill | 624 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 6 | 3 | - | - |
| St. Augustine's | 114 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | - | — | 9 | 1 | — | 1 |
| SS. Peter and Paul's | 532 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 21 | - | — | 43 | 23 | 103 | 52 |
| S. Vincent | 369 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 15 | - | — | 33 | 14 | 68 | 14 |
| South Park | 955 | 13 | 8 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 40 | - | 1 | 90 | 11 | 155 | 35 |
| The Mount Central | 433 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 17 | 9 |
| The Redbridge | 572 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | - | — | 11 | 4 | 144 | 36 |
| The William Torbitt | 651 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | — | 1 | - | 1 | 17 | 9 | 179 | 33 |
| Uphall | 240 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | 7 | — | 1 | - | — | 25 | 6 | 53 | 17 |
| Woodlands | 311 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | 6 | 26 | 6 | 4 | - | — | 52 | 18 | 98 | 20 |
| *Mossford (G. V. H.) | 684 | 23 | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | — | 7 | I | |
| *County High | — | 9 | 15 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | - | — | 16 | 17 | 7 | 6 |
| *Private | — | 8 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | - | — | 12 | 28 | 11 | 8 |
| Totals | 19,296 | 217 | 240 | 56 | 61 | 42 | 20 | 177 | 68 | 419 | 71 | 162 | - | 12 | 1,085 | 460 | 3,327 | 825 |
Erysipelas: 1 case at Goodmayes.
Dysentery: 1 case at William Torbitt.
*Notification of minor infectious diseases in these schools are not received.