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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
Ilford 1944
[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, 1944.
| SCHOOLS | DISEASES AND CONTACTS | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. on Roll | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Measles & German Measles | Chicken-pox | Whooping Cough | Mumps | Totals, 1944 | Totals, 1943 | |||||||
| Cases | Contacts | Cases | Contacts | Cases | Contacts | Cases | Cases | Contacts | Cases | Cases | Contacts | Cases | Contacts | ||
| Becontree | 1394 | 7 | 8 | - | - | 43 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 3 | - | 87 | 14 | 104 | 24 |
| Benton (Open Air) | — | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 18 | 1 |
| Chadwell | 509 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 108 | — | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 135 | 9 | 258 | 10 |
| Christchurch | 480 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 35 | — | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 61 | 7 | 126 | 16 |
| Cleveland | 547 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 9 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 1 | — | 33 | 5 | 70 | 18 |
| Dane | 380 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 21 | 5 | 17 | 8 |
| Downshall | 1021 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 81 | - | 19 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 127 | 13 | 213 | 25 |
| Fairlop | 1020 | 12 | 6 | — | — | 42 | 1 | 10 | 55 | 6 | 1 | 120 | 13 | 168 | 15 |
| Gearies | 929 | 16 | 8 | 3 | — | 104 | — | 8 | 43 | 1 | 12 | 186 | 9 | 224 | 22 |
| Goodmayes | 441 | 3 | - | - | - | 12 | - | 7 | 19 | 1 | - | 41 | 1 | 75 | 5 |
| Gordon | 102 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | 35 | - | 37 | 21 | 2 | - | 100 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Highlands | 452 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 37 | — | 1 | 30 | 3 | — | 82 | 8 | 55 | 8 |
| Loxford Central | 270 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 4 | 18 | 8 |
| Mayfield Central | 603 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 10 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 16 | 3 | 24 | 13 |
| Mossford | 324 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 1 | - | 36 | 4 | 178 | 23 |
| Newbury Park | 267 | 2 | - | - | - | 49 | 1 | 20 | 24 | 1 | — | 95 | 2 | 110 | 14 |
| Parkhill | 604 | 18 | 9 | - | - | 17 | 1 | 7 | 14 | - | - | 56 | 10 | 123 | 22 |
| St. Augustine's | 131 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 9 | 1 | - | 12 | 5 | 39 | 4 |
| SS. Peter and Paul's | 317 | 1 | 6 | - | - | 17 | - | 12 | 6 | 1 | - | 36 | 7 | 105 | 24 |
| St. Vincent's | 269 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 2 |
| South Park | 811 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 58 | 2 | 12 | 10 | - | - | 85 | 4 | 234 | 28 |
| The Mount Central | 237 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 2 | |
| The Redbridge | 299 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 84 | - | 56 | 32 | 1 | - | 191 | 8 | 131 | 7 |
| The William Torbitt | 381 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 79 | - | - | 11 | - | 1 | 96 | 5 | 114 | 11 |
| Uphall | 221 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 20 | - | 2 | 13 | 2 | - | 38 | 3 | 41 | 8 |
| Woodlands | 146 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 2 | - | 61 | 12 | 121 | 10 |
| *County High | - | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 72 | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | 86 | 8 | 42 | 14 |
| Private | — | 14 | 6 | - | - | 9 | — | 1 | 27 | 1 | — | 51 | 7 | 176 | 9 |
| Totals | 12155 | 183 | 109 | 25 | 20 | 968 | 12 | 252 | 412 | 30 | 20 | 1869 | 171 | 2807 | 355 |
*Notification of minor infectious diseases in these schools are not received.
Benton Open Air School closed on 15th August owing to damage by enemy action.