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Heston and Isleworth 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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The increase, therefore, is not a fact to cause anxiety, as the total number
of cases is well below the average for five years.
Dealing only with the cases of Scarlet Fever in 1905, certain details are
of interest. Reference to Table III. shows that 51 of all the cases (60 per cent.)
occurred in the age-period between 5 and 15, and 23 (27 per cent. of the total)
in the age-period of 1 to 5. Over 87 per cent. of all the patients were children
aged between 1 and 15 years. The average age of all the patients was a little
over 8 years, the oldest was 28 years and the youngest six months. 34 of the
patients were males and 51 females.
57 of all the cases were children attending the public elementary schools in the district, the numbers from each school being as follows:—
| Blue School | 2 | Catholic | 2 |
| Grove Road | 8 | Spring Grove | 8 |
| Heston | 7 | St. John's | 2 |
| Hounslow Town | 2 | St. Mary's | 1 |
| Hounslow Heath | 7 | Worple Road | 11 |
| North Street | 7 | Total | 57 |
53 of the 57 school-children patients suffering from Scarlet Fever were
removed to Mogden Hospital for treatment. The total number of cases removed
to Mogden was 77, and therefore the school children formed over 68 per cent.
of the Scarlet Fever patients from this district treated in the Hospital.
Diphtheria.
The number of cases of Diphtheria was a cause of very serious anxiety to
the Health Department during the year. The total number of notifications
was 105, an increase of 68 compared with 1904.
The actual numbers of cases of Diphtheria notified in each of the last
five years is as follows:—
1901 40
1902 85
1903 29
1904 37
1905 105