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Heston and Isleworth 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1935. CASES NOTIFIED.
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Cerebro-Spinal Fever. | Encephalitis Lethargica. | Poliomyelitis. | Pneumonia. | Respiratory Tuberculosis. | Other forms of Tuberculosis. | Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | Puerperal Pyrexia. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19 | 7 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 22 | 9 | 2 | ... | 4 |
| February | 23 | 6 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 13 | 4 | 1 | ... |
| March | 19 | 7 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| April | 28 | 4 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| May | 18 | 8 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 9 | 2 | ... | 3 |
| June | 10 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 13 | 1 | ... | 3 |
| July | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 9 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| August | 12 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 7 | 1 | ... | 6 |
| September | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 9 | 3 | ... | 1 |
| October | 14 | 10 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| November | 21 | 11 | ... | 5 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| December | 17 | 7 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 9 | 3 | ... | 2 |
| Totals | 213 | 72 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 1 | 2 | ... | 116 | 105 | 24 | 6 | 33 |
DIPHTHERIA, 1935 (including Bacterial cases, 10 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. | 11 | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 7 |
| Feb. | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Mar. | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ... | 4 |
| Apr. | 6 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 |
| May | 8 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 4 |
| June | 5 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | |
| July | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Aug. | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Sept. | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 |
| Oct. | 12 | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Nov. | 12 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | 7 |
| Dec. | 7 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Totals | 82 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 43 |