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There is good reason to believe that both of these children would
have suffered from a very dangerous if not fatal attack if they had
not acquired a degree of immunity from the injections.
Measles.
Measles was very prevalent in the first quarter of the year in
Harold Court, Park Lane, Upminster Junior Mixed and Infants,
and Rainsford Way schools, and to a lesser degree in St. Mary's,
North Street, Harold Wood and Elm Park schools.
32 persons were admitted to the Isolation Hospital for treatment.
Whooping Cough.
Whooping Cough was reported in the Autumn in Park Lane
and Harold Court schools and there was a slight recrudescence in
the Spring in Upminster.
5 cases were treated in the Romford Isolation Hospital.
Chickenpox.
Chickenpox was prevalent in the Autumn in Ardleigh Green
school. 6 cases were treated in the Romford Isolation Hospital.
Mumps.
Mumps occurred in Cranham, Upminster and North Street
schools. 8 cases were treated in the Isolation Hospital.
Poliomyelitis.
One case was notified; a boy aged 9 years who was admitted
to hospital.
Catarrhal Jaundice.
5 cases of Catarrhal Jaundice were reported.
Pneumonia.
Notifications were received of 73 cases of Pneumonia of which 6
were attributed to Influenza and 57 were Primarv cases.
The sex
and age-groups are given in the following table:—