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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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TABLE XII. WHOOPING COUGH.
Summary of Cases of Whooping Cough among School-Children, and of Contacts of such Cases, excluded from School
Attendance during the Year ended the 31st December, 1923.
| SCHOOLS. | Number on Roll. | Jan. | Feb. | March | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total, 1923. | Total, 1922 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | ||
| Barkingside | 305 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 34 | 20 |
| Becontree | 334 | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - |
| Chadwell | 241 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 10 | 8 |
| Christchurch Road | 1113 | — | — | — | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 24 | 14 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | 15 | 35 | 17 |
| Cleveland Road | 1200 | — | — | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 7 | 34 | 12 |
| Downshall | 1317 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 1 | 91 | 71 |
| Goodmayes | 1418 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | -_ | 17 | 7 | 29 | 8 |
| Highlands | 871 | - | — | - | — | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 33 | 3 |
| Little Heath | 132 | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 6 | 4 |
| Loxford | 918 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 3 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 59 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| Newbury park | 525 | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Roman Catholic | 420 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| South Park | 1174 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Uphall | 827 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 15 | 4 |
| Valentines | 119 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 |
| County High | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Private Schools | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 10914 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 10 | — | 20 | 3 | 44 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 4 | - | 29 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 159 | 54 | 311 | 111 |