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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 1910
[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, 1910.
| Disease. | Hospital Treatment. | Suffering. | Contacts. | 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 | — | — | 1156 | — | 3014 | — | 887 | — | 601 | — | 894 | — | 480 | — | 1757 | — |
| German Measles | — | — | 100 | — | 232 | — | 65 | — | 32 | — | 75 | — | 25 | — | 132 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 56 | 3 | 499 | 7 | 878 | 12 | 198 | 3 | 90 | 5 | 212 | 1 | 40 | — | 589 | 12 |
| Mumps | 5 | — | 310 | 18 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 100 | 2 | 59 | 2 | 310 | 18 |
| Chicken Pox | 6 | — | 447 | 5 | — | — | - | — | — | — | 185 | 2 | 91 | 1 | 447 | 5 |
| Ringworm | 40 | 16 | 360 | 167 | — | — | 6 57 | 305 | — | — | 88 | 31 | 158 | 60 | 360 | 167 |
| Consumption | 1 | 10 | 3 | 17 | — | — | 12 | 44 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| Influenza | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | - | 2 | - | 16 | - | |
| Coughs and Colds | 7 | 1 | 186 | 9 | — | - | 65 | 1 | 16 | †10 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 186 | 9 |
| Vermin | 1 | 4 | 96 | 297 | — | — | 105 | 243 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 96 | 297 |
| Other Diseases | 31 | 35 | 447 | 234 | — | - | 344 | 252 | — | — | 91 | 29 | 63 | 54 | 447 | 234 |
| Other diseases not infectious | 5 | 31 | 87 | 212 | — | — | 27 | 790 | — | — | 30 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 87 | 211 |
| Totals | 152 | 100 | 3707 | 966 | 4124 | 12 | 2362 | 1638 | 723 | 5 | 1720 | 80 | 932 | 122 | 4430 | 971 |
* Proved Measles and counted among Measles. † Proved Whooping Cough and counted among Whooping Cough.
H.T.—Figures 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.
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