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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
Willesden 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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NON-NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES—-INTIMATED FROM THE SCHOOLS. Number of Cases for year ended December 31st, 1909.
| Disease. | Visited. | Suffering. | Con tacts. | Re-visited. | Suffering upon re-visit. | Doctor in attendance. | Isolated. | Total No. Suffering. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H.T. | S.M.O. | H.T., | S.M.O. | H.T. | S.M.O. | H.T. | S.M.O | H.T. | S.M.O. | H.T. | S.M.O, | H.T. | S.M.O. | H.T. | S.M.O. | |
| Measles | 713 | 1 | 1026 | 4 | 2556 | 5 | 590 | 1 | 415 | — | 803 | — | 409 | 3 | 1441 | 4 |
| German Measles | 31 | — | 80 | — | 225 | — | 51 | — | 25 | — | 55 | — | 29 | — | 105 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 468 | 27 | 758 | 27 | 1172 | 25 | 214 | 5 | 110 | 11 | 411 | 10 | 144 | 3 | 868 | 38 |
| Mumps | 152 | 13 | 112 | 14 | - | — | 6 | — | — | — | 46 | 2 | 31 | 4 | 112 | 14 |
| Chicken Pox | 300 | 2 | 283 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 77 | 1 | 92 | 2 | 283 | |
| Ringworm | 253 | 97 | 286 | 109 | - | — | 176 | 117 | — | — | 128 | 30 | 125 | 53 | 286 | 109 |
| Consumption | 6 | 15 | 6 | 15 | - | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| Influenza | 30 | — | 34 | - | - | — | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | - | 1 | — | 34 | — |
| Coughs and Colds | 82 | 5 | 87 | 5 | - | — | 16 | 2 | 4 | — | 22 | 3 | 3 | — | 87 | 5 |
| Other Diseases | 443 | 577 | 545 | 584 | - | - | 205 | 399 | - | - | 137 | 70 | 78 | 54 | 400 | 584 |
| Totals | 2478 | 737 | 3217 | 760 | 3953 | 30 | 1261 | 533 | 554 | 11 | 1704 | 128 | 913 | 121 | 3622 | 771 |
H.T.—F igures in these columns represent cases notified by the Head Teachers.
S.M.O.—Figures in these columns represent cases notified by the Assistant School Medical Officers.