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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
Heston and Isleworth 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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History of Infectious Illness amongst Scholars.
During medical inspection, the infectious disease history of each child was recorded if the parent attended. The following table gives the results:—
| No. of observations. | Boys entering 250. | Boys leaving 58. | Girls entering 262. | Girls leaving 47. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. who have had | Per cent. who have had | No. who have had | Per cent. who have had | No. who have had | Per cent. who have had | No. who have h ad | Per cent. who have had | |
| Measles | 152 | 60.8 | 55 | 94.8 | 176 | 67.1 | 45 | 95.7 |
| Whooping Cough | 88 | 35.2 | 43 | 74.1 | 120 | 45.8 | 29 | 61.7 |
| Scarlet Fever | 7 | 2.8 | 10 | 17.2 | 8 | 3.0 | 7 | 15.0 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 0.4 | 3 | 5.2 | 4 | 1.5 | 2 | 4.3 |
| Chicken Pox | 45 | 18.0 | 31 | 53.4 | 58 | 22.1 | 18 | 38.3 |
| Mumps | 33 | 13.2 | 19 | 32.7 | 30 | 11.4 | 14 | 30.0 |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | 0.4 | 2 | 34.5 | 0 | 00 | 0 | 0.0 |
The figures above recorded are small, but the conclusion from
them is that the number of children who have measles and whooping
cough before they go to school is greater than the number who
contract it during school years. I think that in an Urban District
this must always be true, as children have facilities for meeting
outside school hours which are as great if not greater than those
afforded during school hours. It is when at play that children come
into closest contact with each other.
Notification of Infectious Illness by Teachers and School
Attendance Officers.
The following cases of infectious illness have been notified by
Teachers and School Attendance Officers during the year ending
31st December, 1910:—