Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Table VII.— Summary of Cases of Infectious Diseases among School Children, and of Contacts of such Cases, excluded from School Attendance during the Year ended the 31st December, 1928.
SCHOOLS. | Number on Roll. | DISEASES AND CONTACTS. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria . | Measles and German Measles. | Chicken-pox. | Whooping Cough. | Mumps. | Enteric Fever. | Ringworm. | Totals. 1928. | Totals. 1927. | |||||||||||
Cases. | Contacts. | Cases. | Contacts. | j Cases. | Contacts. | Cases | Contacts. | Cases. | Contacts. | Cases. | j Contacts. | Cases. | Contacts. | Cases. | Cases. | Contacts. | Cases. | Contacts. | ||
Barkingside | 396 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 77 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 8 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 97 | 41 | 20 | 10 |
Becontree | 2093 | 32 | 52 | 12 | 27 | 62 | 24 | 74 | 26 | 33 | 10 | 28 | - | - | - | 1 | 242 | 139 | 93 | 51 |
Chadwell | 214 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | 42 | 14 | 5 | 7 |
Christchurch | 1174 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 139 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 8 | - | - | — | 1 | 200 | 68 | 233 | 76 |
Cleveland | 1204 | 30 | 22 | 9 | 14 | 127 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 5 | - | - | — | - | 206 | 75 | 267 | 136 |
Downshall | 1491 | 83 | 87 | 6 | 16 | 183 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 96 | 14 | 21 | - | 1 | — | 5 | 401 | 147 | 194 | 65 |
Goodmayes | 1507 | 20 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 160 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 7 | 74 | - | 1 | — | — | 308 | 90 | 119 | 59 |
Highlands | 1406 | 39 | 21 | 7 | 15 | 173 | 26 | 68 | 15 | 52 | 3 | 6 | - | - | — | 2 | 347 | 80 | 91 | 58 |
Little Heath | 94 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | — | - | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 11 | 6 |
Loxford | 1018 | 35 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 162 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 6 | 2 | - | - | — | — | 251 | 69 | 95 | 50 |
Newbury Park | 766 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 60 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | - | - | — | — | 90 | 53 | 67 | 47 |
Roman Catholic | 482 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 57 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | 74 | 28 | 38 | 14 |
South Park | 1212 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 4 | 46 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 59 | - | 4 | — | — | 177 | 41 | 180 | 54 |
Uphall | 689 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 57 | 15 | 1 | — | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 90 | 46 | 106 | 39 |
Valentines | 377 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 53 | 7 | 28 | 4 | 16 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 103 | 20 | 61 | 28 |
County High | — | 4 | 8 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
Private Schools | — | 29 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | - | 2 | — | — | 50 | 45 | 25 | 15 |
Mossford (G.V.H.) | 787 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — |
Totals | 14910 | 349 | 342 | 117 | 176 | 1383 | 311 | 278 | 81 | 341 | 56 | 207 | — | 10 | — | 9 | 2694 | 966 | 1611 | 719 |
Acute Influenzal Pneumonia, 1 case. | Acute Primary Pneumonia, 13 cases. | Smallpox, 1 case (Loxford School). |