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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 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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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 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 School Attendance Officers.
The following cases of infectious illness have been notified by Teachers and School Attendance Officers during the year ending 31st December, 1911:—
| Mumps. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Chicken Pox. | German Measles. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentford End | ... | 19 | ... | 3 | 2 | 24 |
| Grove Road Infants | 11 | 61 | 9 | 41 | 1 | 123 |
| Girls | 7 | 5 | ... | 10 | ... | 22 |
| Boys | 6 | 3 | ... | 7 | ... | 16 |
| Heston Infants | ... | ... | 17 | ... | ... | 17 |
| Girls | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Boys | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Hounslow Heath Infants | 2 | 22 | ... | 8 | ... | 32 |
| Girls | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 |
| Boys | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | 7 |
| Hounslow R.C. Infants | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Mixed | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Hounslow Town Infants | 2 | 68 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 92 |
| Girls | 1 | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | 9 |
| Boys | 1 | 6 | ... | 3 | ... | 10 |
| Isleworth Blue Infants | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 6 |
| Girls | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 5 |
| Boys | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Isleworth Central Girls | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 7 |
| Boys | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 7 |
| Isleworth Green Girls | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 |
| St. Mary's R.C. Infants | ... | 3 | 6 | 9 | ... | 18 |
| Girls | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 6 |
| Boys | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 6 |
| Spring Grove Infants | 6 | 6 | 32 | 2 | ... | 46 |
| Girls | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 |
| Boys | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 8 |
| Woodlands St. John's Infants | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | ... | 28 |
| Worple Road Infants | ... | 4 | 15 | 36 | ... | 55 |
| Mixed | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ... | 12 |
| 65 | 224 | 120 | 164 | 6 | 579 |