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Heston and Isleworth 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]

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Table: This table shows the incidence of infections disease in each school during1933 :—

This table shows the incidence of infections disease in each school during1933 :—

SCHOOLSCARLET FEVERDIPHTHERIAMEASLESGERMAN MEASLESMUMPSCHICKEN POXWHOOPING COUGH
Alexandra Boys24...37l44624
,, Girls12330l32227
Berkeley Junior6.........204819
Brentford End Infants4.........27839
Bulstrode Senior Boys31......41...
,, ,, Girls4.........5......
Chatsworth Infants101...l1101918
Grove Road Boys5.........28191
,, „ Girls91......32111
,, „ Infants10.........1348841
Heston Senior............731
,, Junior4......l75187
,, Infants1.........1222
Hounslow Heath Boys3.........5372
,, ,, Girls9...2l4271
,, ,, Infants1613561511722
Hounslow R.C. Mixed & Infants7.........4112
Hounslow Town Boys5.........1543
,, ,, Girls & Infants111...5727
Isleworth Blue Boys11...1311
,, ,, Girls & Infants2.........369
Isleworth Town Junior43......14141
,, ,, Infants10311454018
Marlborough Senior6.........84...
St. Mary's Boys2.........511
,, Girls & Infants11.........5...8
Spring Grove Central4.........62...
„ ,, Junior2.........31119
Woodlands St. John's Infants3.........4201
Worple Road Junior Mixed3...2...1...1
„ ,, Infants52......2...20
1861710813940362287

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The School Nurses continue to visit all cases of non-notifiable infectious disease, and, as
has been pointed out in previous years, this work takes up a considerable part of the nurses'
visiting time, and when the number of cases is large the other work suffers to some extent.
As usual in cases of Diphtheria, all home contacts have been swabbed, and in cases where
it was thought that the infection might be in the school, all school contacts have also been
examined.
The campaign in regard to immunisation against Diphtheria has been continued during the
year, and a full report of this work will appear in my Annual Report as Medical Officer of Health.
9.—OPEN-AIR EDUCATION.
(a). Playground Classes.
Playground classes are arranged in most of the schools in the Borough during fine weather,
and all schools are supplied with the necessary furniture.
(b). Open-Air Classrooms.
There are no open-air classrooms in any of the public elementary schools of the Borough.
(c). School Journeys and Camps.
A camp was established during the summer at Ham Island, near Windsor, and parlies of 20
girls were sent there in successive weeks from the Bulstrode Girls' Senior School. There will
probably be developments under this heading in the future.
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