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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
Brentford 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford]
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| Over School Age | 24 |
| Under School Age | 30 |
| Total | 146 |
DIPHTHERIA.
Sixty-five cases of Diphtheria were notified during the year,
being an increase of thirty-four as compared with 1913. The
largest number of cases notified was during the month of February,
viz., nineteen.
These 65 cases represent infection in 56 houses.
The following table shows the School incidence.
| St. Paul's School | 18 |
| Ealing Road School | 7 |
| Rothschild Schools | 6 |
| Boston Road Infants | 4 |
| St. George's School | 3 |
| St. John's School | 1 |
| St. Lawrence's School | 1 |
| Schools outside district | 2 |
| Over School Age | 10 |
| Under School Age | 13 |
| Total | 65 |
ENTERIC FEVER.
Two cases of Enteric Fever were notified during the year.
Both patients were treated at home, and no further extension of the
disease occurred.
The following table shows the number of cases notified during the past ten years.
| 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | I909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
CLOSURE OF SCHOOLS.
I am pleased to report that it has not been found necessary to
close any of the Schools on account of Epidemic Diseases.