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Heston and Isleworth 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1934. CASES NOTIFIED.
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Cerebro-Spinal Fever. | Encephalitis Lethargica. | Poliomyelitis. | Pneumonia. | Respiratory Tuberculosis. | Other forms of Tuberculosis. | Ophthalmia Neonatorium. | Puerperal Pyrexia. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46 | 3 | ... | 3 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 23 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| February | 42 | 3 | ... | 1 | 13 | ... | ... | 1 | 38 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| March | 47 | 9 | ... | 4 | 12 | 2 | ... | ... | 28 | 1 | 1 | ... | 8 |
| April | 42 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | 22 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| May | 29 | 18 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 34 | 13 | 2 | ... | 2 |
| June | 30 | 10 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| July | 33 | 10 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 7 | ... | 1 | 4 |
| August | 16 | 7 | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 10 | 1 | ... | 3 |
| September | 31 | 6 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| October | 23 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| November | 25 | 5 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| December | 22 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 9 | 1 | ... | 6 |
| Totals | 386 | 99 | 2 | 23 | 82 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 205 | 90 | 23 | 15 | 41 |
In addition to the above there were 2 Military cases of Scarlet Fever, 1 of Diphtheria and
2 of Cerebro-Spinal Fever.
DIPHTHERIA, 1934 (including Bacterial cases, 33 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. | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Feb. | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 |
| Mar. | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 10 |
| Apr. | 10 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 9 |
| May | 19 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | 12 | 1 | 6 |
| June | 13 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | 6 | ... | 7 |
| July | 13 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | 10 | ... | 3 |
| Aug. | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 7 |
| Sept. | 7 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct. | 31 | ... | ... | 2 | 18 | ... | 8 | 3 | ... | 20 | ... | 11 |
| Nov. | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 4 |
| Dec. | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 . |
| Totals | 132 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 55 | 16 | 1 | 60 | 4 | 68 |