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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
Ilford 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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DIPHTHERIA.
Table showing the Number of Cases of Diphtheria and the contacts involved excluded in connection with the Schools, also Total Comparisons with 1918.
| SCHOOLS. | Number on Roll. | Jan. | Feb. | March & April. | May. | June. | July August. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total 1919. | Total 1918. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts | Cases. | Conts. | ||
| Downshall | 1302 | 1 | - | 2 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 4 | - | 14 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 13 | 30 | 7 | 6 | |
| Cleveland Road | 1312 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 46 |
| Christchurch Road | 1245 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 17 | 31 |
| Loxford | 1071 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 13 | 20 |
| Highlands | 827 | 4 | _- | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | |
| South Park | 1280 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| Uphall | 1047 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| Nat. & Church Infants | 265 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Newburv Park | 476 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 15 | 38 |
| Goodmayes | 828 | — | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | |
| Chadwell | 253 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Barkingside | 265 | 1 | 2, | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | |
| Roman Catholic | 367 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | |
| Valentines | 96 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 6 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 6 |
| Little Heath | 147 | 1 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 6 |
| County High | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Private Schools | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | |
| Totals | 10781 | 14 | 30 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 78 | 146 | 115 | *230 | ||