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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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The following gives particulars of the disinfection of the schools during 1923:—
| Date. | School. | Part Disinfected. |
|---|---|---|
| 3/1/23 | Goodmayes . | All Depts.:—Lobbies |
| 3/1/23 | South Park | All Depts.:—Lobbies |
| 3/1/23 | Uphall | All Depts. :—Lobbies |
| 3/1/23 | Loxford | Junior Mixed Dept: —Lobbies |
| 3/1/23 | Chadwell | Lobbies |
| 3/1/23 | Little Heath | Lobbies |
| 4/1/23 | Loxford | Boys' and Girls' Depts. :—Lobbies |
| 4/1/23 | Highlands | All Depts.:—Lobbies |
| 5 1/23 | Downshall | All Depts.:—Lobbies |
| 5/1/23 | Newbury Park | All Depts. :—Lobbies |
| 8 1/23 | Valentines | Lobbies |
| 8/1/23 | Cleveland | All Depts. :—Lobbies |
| 29 3 23 | Goodmayes | Boys' Dept. :—Class-rooms Nos. 2, 5 and 7 and lobbies |
| 29/3 23 | Cleveland | All Depts.:—Lobbies |
| 3/4/23 | Chadwell | Lobbies |
| 3 4/23 | Christchurch | All Depts.:—Lobbies |
| 3/4 23 | R. Catholic | Lobbies |
| 4/4/23 | Little Heath | Lobbies |
| 4 4/23 | Valentines | Lobbies |
| 12/4/28 | Christchurch | Junior Mixed Dept.:—Class-rooms 1 and 5, and lobbies |
| 14 4/23 | Downshall | Junior Mixed Dept.:—All class-rooms and lobbies |
| 9/6/23 | Loxford | Junior Mixed Dept.:—Class-rooms 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, and lobbies |
| 6/7/23 Summer | Loxford | Boys' Dept.:—Class-room 4 and lobby |
| Vacation | All Schools | All Depts.:—Lobbies |
| 27/7/23 | Highlands | Junior Mixed Dept.:—All class-rooms |
| 22 10/23 | Uphall | Junior Mixed Dept:—Class-rooms Nos. 1, 3, 6, 7 and 9, and lobbies |
| 31 12 23 | Goodmayes | All Depts.:—Lobbies |
Tables VII to XIII show the incidence of each infectious
disease in the Ilford schools during 1923.
(a) Scarlet Fever.—79 cases were reported in 1923, compared
with 116 in 1922.
(b) Diphtheria.—61 cases were reported in 1923, as compared
with 82 in 1922.
(c) Measles and German Measles.—174 cases were notified
from the schools in 1923, compared with 893 during 1922.