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Heston and Isleworth 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1933. CASES NOTIFIED.
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Cerebrospinal Fever. | Encephalitis Lethargica. | Poliomyelitis. | Polio- Encephalitis. | Pneumonia. | Respiratory Tuberculosis. | Other forms of Tuberculosis. | Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | Puerperal Pyrexia. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 48 | 5 | .. | .. | 8 |
| February | 31 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 33 | 5 | .. | 1 | 5 |
| March | 54 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 17 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| April | 13 | 5 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 17 | 9 | .. | 1 | 6 |
| May | 34 | 6 | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| June | 16 | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 18 | 8 | 2 | .. | 4 |
| July | 36 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| August | 24 | 8 | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .. |
| September | 20 | 3 | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| October | 49 | 3 | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 19 | 11 | 2 | .. | 2 |
| November | 31 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| December | 56 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 22 | 5 | 3 | .. | 5 |
| Totals | 391 | 50 | 5 | 12 | 54 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 234 | 113 | 27 | 11 | 49 |
In addition to above there was 1 Military case of S.F. There were no cases notified during
the year of the following diseases:—Malaria, Dysentry, or Small Pox.
DIPHTHERIA, 1933 (including Bacterial cases, 12 in number).
| Month. | WARD. | Elem. School Chldren | Other School Chldren | Other Cases | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Hstn. | Houn. Cent. | Houn. Hth. | Houn. Sth. | Houn. West | Isle-wth N. | Isle-wth S. | Spng. Grve. | ||||
| Jan. | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 |
| Feb. | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Mar. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| April | 7 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 6 |
| May | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| June | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 |
| July | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| August | 10 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 8 |
| Sept. | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| Oct. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Nov. | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 |
| Dec. | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Totals | 62 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 40 |