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Ilford 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Diphtheria.
The figures for 1919 are satisfactory; 78 cases were notified
from the schools as compared with 115 in 1918. There was no
special incidence in any one school.
Measles and German Measles.
There was a distinct rise in the number of cases in 1919, 645
cases being reported as compared with 151 in 1918.
The following table shows the incidence of Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, and Measles (including German Measles) in the Ilford schools since 1915:—
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Measles. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | 136 | 66 | 851 |
| 1916 | 83 | 82 | 1821 |
| 1917 | 57 | 104 | 1115 |
| 1918 | 49 | 115 | 151 |
| 1919 | 165 | 78 | 645 |
Chicken-Pox and Whooping Cough.
263 cases of Chicken Pox occurred, compared with 188 in
1918, while only 15 cases of Whooping Cough were reported, as
compared with 471 in 1918.
On the whole it may be said that 1919 was an average year
as regards the incidence of infectious disease in the schools, with
the exception of Scarlet Fever, of which there was an unusually
large number of cases.