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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| Total. | M. | F. | 1935. | 1934. |
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| Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935. | 1934. | 1935. | 1934. | |
| 1935. | 1934. |
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| Under 1 year. | 1-2 years | 2-5 years. | 5-15 years. | 15-25 years. | 25-45 years. | 45-65 years. | 65 years and upwards. |
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| Ilford. | England and Wales. |
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| Year. | Gross Population estimated to Middle of each Year. | Net Population estimated to Middle of each Year (a). | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the district. | Transferable Deaths | Net Deaths Belonging to the District. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncorrected Number. | Net (b). | of Non-Residents registered in the District. | of Residents not registered in the District. | Under 1 Year of Age. | At all Ages. | ||||||||
| Number. | Rate (c). | Number. | Rate (d). | Number. | Rate per 1,000 Net Births. | Number. | Rate (e). | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 2a | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| - | Rate per 1,000 Total Population. | Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Births. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Enteric Fever. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Influenza. | Violence. | Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 Yrs). | Total Deathsunder 1 Year. | |||
| Live Births. | Stillbirths. | ||||||||||||
| Causes of Death. | Net Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents," whether occurring within or without the District. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 35 years. | 35 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 55 years. | 55 and under 65 years. | 65 and under 75 years. | 75 years and upwards. | |
| Nature of Specimen. | Disease Suspected. | Sent by Local Medical Practitioners | Sent by Medical Officer of Health. | Sent by School Medical Officer. | Sent by Isolation Hospital. | Tot | als. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | Pos. | Neg. | ||
| Ilford Cases only. | Barking Cases. | Dagenham Cases. | Cases from other Districts. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | ||
| Horse. | Electric. | Vulcan. | S. D. Freighters. | Total. | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nos. 6 & 8. | No. 9. | No. 11. | Nos. 12 to 20, 2, 3 & 5. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight Collected. | Income. | Cost. | Profit. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. | c. | q- | £ | 8. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
| Statutory:- | Served. | Complied with. |
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| NOTIFIABLE DISEASE. | At all Ages. | Number of Cases Notified. At Ages-years. | Total Cases Notified in each Ward. | Total Cases Admitted to Hospital. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | Cranbrook | Park | Seven Kings | Barkingside | North Hainault | Loxford | Clementswood | South Hainaultj | Goodmayes | |||
| 1934. | 1935. |
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| 1935. | 1934. | 1933. | 1932. | 1931. |
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| Year. | Cases notified (including Institutions). | Admitted to Isolation Hospital. | "Return" Hospital Cases. | Per Cent. | Home Cases. | Cases arising in same house. | Per Cent. |
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| Public Health Offices. | Mayesbrook Clinic. | Grand Totals. Both Clinics. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School Children (Various Schools). | Children under 5 years of age. | Total. | School Children (Various Schools). | Children, under 5 years of age. | Total. | ||
| Notified. | Cases. | Vision Unimpaired. | Vision Impaired | Total Blindness | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treated. At Home. In Hospital. |
| Acute Inf. Pneumonia. | Acute Primary Pneumoi. a. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | |
| Cause of Pyrexia. | Number of Cases. | |
|---|---|---|
| Disease. | Total cases notified. | Under 1 yr. | 1-2. | 2-3. | 3-4. | 4-5. | 5-10. | 10-15. | 15-20. | 20-35. | 35-45. | 45-65. | Over 65. | Cases admitted to Hospital | Total Deaths | Under 1 yr. | 1-2. | 2-3. | 3-4. | 4-5. | 5-10. | 10-15. | 15-20. | 20-35. | 35-45. | 45-65. | Over 65 |
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| Age Periods. | New Oases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Rf spiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. |
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| Pulmonary. | N on-Pulmonary. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | ||
| Ilford Residents. | Non-Residents in Institutions | Totals | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ages | 0-1 | !-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-55 | 55-65 | 65-75 | 75-85 | 85 up | |||
| Premises. (1) | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections (2) | Written Notices. (3) | Prosecutions. (4) |
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| NATURE OF WORK. | OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107. | |||||
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| Lists received from Employers. | ||||||
| Sending twice in the year. | Sending once in the year. | |||||
| Lists. | Outworkers. | Lists. | Outworkers. | |||
| Contractors | ; Work-men. | Con-tractors | Work-men | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) |
| Class. (1) | Number. (2) | |
|---|---|---|
| Year. | Diphtheria. | Scarlet Fever. |
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| Year. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Tuberculosis. | Other Diseases. | Total. |
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| 1st Jan., 1935. | 1st Jan., 1936. |
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| 1931. | 1932. | 1933. | 1934. | 1935. |
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| Complications present on admission:- | Percentage. | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers Schick Tested:- | Staff. |
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| Year. | No. of Deaths under 1 year. | Rate per 1,000 Registered live Births. |
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| Year. | Ilford. | England and Wales. | London. | Towns with population over 50,000. |
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| Ward. | Sex. | No. of Births. | No. of Infant Deaths. | Infant Mortality per 1,000 live Births. | Infant Mortality per 1,000 live Births both sexes together. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934. | 1935. |
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| 1934. | 1935. |
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| Ilford. | England and Wales. |
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| Cause of Death. | Under l week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks & under 3 months. | 3 months and under 6 months. | 6 months and under 9 months. | 9 months and under 12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. |
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| Year. | Illegitimate Infants. | Legitimate Infants. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births. | Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 Illegitimate Live Births. | Live Births. | Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 Legitimate Live Births. | |
| Year. | No. of Maternal Deaths, Ilford. | No. of Registered Live Births, Ilford. | Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births registered, Ilford. | Maternal* Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births registered, England and Wales. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Puerperal Fever. | From Other Causes. | ||||
| Total No. of attendances of infants. | First attendances. | Total No. of children on roll on 31st December.[/###' |
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| Sessions. | Average Attendance. |
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| Maternity Home. | Mayesbrook Clinic. |
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| First Attendances. | Total Attendances. | No. of expectant mothers on roll on 31st December. |
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| Valentines. | Mayesbrook. |
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| Nature of Disease. | Still under treatment. | Recommended Hospital treatment. | Recommended Special School. | Discharged as cured. | Discharged as no treatment required. | Totals. |
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| Maternity Home. | District generally. |
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| Fees Paid per Week. | No. of Patients Admitted. | Fees Paid per Week. | No. of Patients Admitted. |
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| Defects. | BOARD OF EDUCATION | ILFORD |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated incidence Rate per 1,000 children in average attendance which was adopted in 1923. | Incidence-Rate per 1,000 children in average attendance (1st April, 1934, to 31st March, 1935). |
| Defect. | Incidence of Defects per 1,000 requiring Treatment. 1934. | Incidence of Defects per 1,000 under Observation. 1934. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOARD OF EDUCATION. | ILFORD. | BOARD OF EDUCATION. | ILFORD. | |
| Defect. | ILFORD. | |
|---|---|---|
| Incidence of defects per 1,000 requiring treatment. 1935. | Incidence of defects per 1,000 under observation. 1935. | |
| Disease. | England and Wales, Percentage of total deaths (all ages). | Ilford, Percentage of total deaths (all ages). | England and Wales, Percentage of total deaths at ages 5-15. | Ilford, Percentage of total deaths at ages 5-15 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 1934 | 1933 | 1934 | 1933 | 1934 | 1933 | 1934 | |
| School. | Date of Reorganisation. | Revised Accommodation. |
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| School. | Accommodation. |
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| Routine Medical Inspection. | Special Cases. | Re-examination at following up. |
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| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria . | Measles. | Chicken Pox. | Mumps. | Whooping Cough. | Small Pox. |
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| No. of cases at beginning of 1935. | No. of cases reported during 1935. | Total. | Remedied during 1935. | No. of cases under observation at end of 1935. |
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| Valentines. | Mayesbrook. |
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| 6/6 | 6/9 | 6/12 | 6/18 | 6/24 | 6/36 | 6/60 | 6/9 |
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| Valentines. | Mayesbrook. |
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| Nature of Disease. | Still under treatment. | Recommended Hospital treatment. | Recommended Special School. | Discharged as cured. | Discharged as improved | Discharged as no treatment required. | Discharged as left district. | Discharged as left school. | Totals. |
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| Age groups (in years). | No. inspected. | No. referred for treatment. | Percentage. |
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| School. | Department. | No. inspected . | No. referred for treatment. | No. of acceptances of treatment. | Percentage of acceptances. |
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| School. | Department. | Number inspected. | No. referred for treatment. | No. of acceptances of treatment. | Percentage of acceptances. |
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| Actual age in years. | Mental age in years. | Intelligence Quotient. |
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| Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups:- |
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| Defect or Disease. | Routine Inspections. | Special Inspections | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects. | No. of Defects. | ||||
| Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment. | Requiring Treatment. | Requiring to be kept under observation , but not re-quiringTreatment. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Age Groups. | No. of Children Inspected | A. (Excellent) | B. (Normal) | C. (Slightly Subnormal) | D. (Bad) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
| At Certified Schools for the Blind. | At Public Elementary Schools. | At Other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
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| At Certified Schools for the Blind. | At Certified Schools for the Partially Blind. | At Public Elementary Schools. | At other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
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| At Certified Schools for the Deaf. | At Public Elementary Schools. | At other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
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| At Certified Schools for the Deaf. | At Certified Schools for the Partially Deaf. | At Public Elementary Schools. | At other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
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| At Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children. | At Public Elementary Schools. | At other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
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| At Certified Special Schools. | At Public Elementary Schools. | At other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total |
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| A.-Tuberculous Children. | At Certified Special Schools. | At Public Elementary Schools. | At other Institutions | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
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| Disease or Defect. | Number of Defects treated or under treatment during the year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise. | Total. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Defect or Disease. (1) | No. of Defects dealt with | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Authority's Scheme. (2) | Otherwise. (3) | Total. (4) | |
| Number of Defects. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Received Operative Treatment. | Received other forms of Treatment. | Total Number treated. | |||||||||||
| Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital. | By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. | Total | |||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |||||||||
| Ages—Years. | 5—6 | 6—7 | 7—8 | 8—9 | 9—10 | 10—11 | 11—12 | 12—13 | 13—14 | 14—15 | 15—16 | Totals. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHOOLS. | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls |
| School. | Age Groups. | Age Groups. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5—6 Years. | 6—7 Years. | 7—8 Years. | 8—9 Years. | 9—10 Years. | 10—11 Years. | 11—12 Years. | 12—13 Years. | 13—14 Years. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Children Examined. | Average Height (in Centimetres). | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes). | Number of Children Examined. | Average Height (in Centimetres). | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes). | Number of Children Examined. | Average Height (in Centimetres). | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) | Number of Children Examined. | Average Height (in Centimetres). | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes). | Number of Children Examined. | Average Height (in Centimetres). | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) | Number of Children Examined. | Average Height (in Centimetres). | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes) | Number of Children Examined. | Average Height (in Centimetres). | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes). | Number of Children Examined. | Average Height (in Centimetres). | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes). | Number of Children Examined. | Average Height (in Centimetres). | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes). | |
| Ages. | Ages. | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Years. | 6 Years. | 7 Years. | 8 Years. | 9 Years. | 10 Years. | 11 Years. | 12 Years. | 13 Years. | |||||||||
| School. | Age Groups. | Age Groups. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-6 Years. | 6-7 Years | 7-8 Years. | 8-9 Years. | 9-10 Years. | 10-11 Years. | 11-12 Years. | 12-13 Years. | 13-14 Years. | |||||||||||||||||||
| No. of Children Examined. | Average Height (in Centimetres). | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes). | No. of Children Examined. | Average Height (in Centimetres). | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes). | No. of Children Examined. | Average Height (in Centimetres). | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes). | No. of Children Examined. | Average Height (in Centimetres). | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes). | No. of Children Examined. | Average Height (in Centimetres). | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes). | No. of Children Examined. | Average Height (in Centimetres). | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes). | No. of Children Examined. | Average Height (in Centimetres). | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes). | No. of Children Examined. | Average Height (in Centimetres). | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes). | No. of Children Examined. | Average Height (in Centimetres). | Average Weight (in Kilogrammes). | |
| Ages. | Ages. | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Years. | 6 Years. | 7 Years. | 8 Years. | 9 Years. | 10 Years. | 11 Years. | 12 Years. | 13 Years. | |||||||||
| Height (In Cms.) | 1Weight (In Kgms.) | Height (In Cms.) | Weight (In Kgms.) | Height (In Cms.) | Weight (In Kgms.) | Height (In Cms.) | Weight (In Kgms.) | Height (In Cms.) | Weight (In Kgms). | Height (In Cms.) | Weight (In Kgms.) | Height (In Cms.) | Weight (In Kgms.) | Height (In Cms.) | Weight (In Kgms.) | Height (In Cms.) | Weight (In Kgms.) |
| SCHOOLS. | Number on Roll. | DISEASES AND CONTACTS. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria . | Measles & German Measles. | Chicken-pox. | Whooping Cough. | Mumps. | Smallpox. | Ringworm. | Totals. 1935. | Totals. 1934. | |||||||||||
| Cases. | Contacts. | Cases. | Contacts. | Cases. | Contacts. | Cases | Contacts. | Cases. | Contacts. | Cases. | Contacts. | Cases. | Contacts. | Cases. | Cases. | Contacts | Cases. | Contacts | ||
| SCHOOLS. | No. on Roll. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | May. | June. | July | August. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Totals, 1935. | Totals, 1934. | ||||||||||||||
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| Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | ||
| SCHOOLS. | No. on Roll. | Jan. | Feb. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Totals, 1935. | Totals. 1934. | ||||||||||||||
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| Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | ||
| SCHOOLS | No. on Roll. | Jan. | Feb. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July | August. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Totals, 1935. | Totals. 1934. | ||||||||||||||
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| Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | ||
| SCHOOLS. | No. on Roll. | Jan. | Feb. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July | August. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Totals, 1935. | Totals, 1934. | ||||||||||||||
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| Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | ||
| SCHOOLS. | No. on Roll. | Jan. | Feb. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Totals, 1935. | Totals, 1934. | ||||||||||||||
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| Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | Cases. | Conts. | ||