London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ilford 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
This page requires JavaScript
Table VIII._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, 1946.
| SCHOOLS | No. on Roll | DISEASES AND CONTACTS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Measles & German Measles | Chickenpox | Whooping Cough | Mumps | Ringworm. | Pneumonia. | Totals, 1946. | |||||||||
| Cases | Contacts | Cases | Contacts | Cases | Contacts | Cases | Contacts | Cases | Contacts | Cases | Contacts | Cases | Cases | Cases | Contacts | ||
| Beal Modern | 623 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 |
| Becontree | 1266 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 3 | — | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 25 | |
| Benton (Open Air) | 85 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — |
| Chadwell | 632 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 80 | 2 | 20 | — | 7 | 4 | 77 | — | — | — | 190 | 8 |
| Christchurch | 641 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 19 | — | 11 | 2 | 10 | — | 1 | 2 | 52 | 7 |
| Cleveland | 854 | 3 | 18 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 15 | 22 |
| County High | 1305 | 6 | 8 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 20 | 8 |
| Dane | 541 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 13 | 7 |
| Downshall | 1191 | 32 | 21 | — | 2 | 53 | 3 | 11 | — | 20 | 1 | 13 | — | 2 | 3 | 134 | 27 |
| Fairlop | 1338 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 101 | — | 32 | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 156 | 16 |
| Gearies | 1153 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 15 | — | 9 | — | 10 | — | — | 4 | 41 | 1 |
| Goodmayes | 520 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 42 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 52 | 5 |
| Gordon | 164 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 8 | — |
| Highlands | 585 | 21 | 12 | — | — | 5 | — | 13 | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 51 | 15 |
| Loxford | 279 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
| Mayfield | 659 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 14 | 4 |
| Mossford (Fairlop) | 286 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 25 | — | 12 | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | 69 | 6 |
| Mossford (G.V.H.) | 126 | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Newbury Park | 282 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Parkhill | 958 | 9 | 7 | — | — | 20 | 1 | 18 | — | 5 | 1 | 22 | — | — | 2 | 76 | 9 |
| St. Augustine's | 179 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| SS. Peter and Paul's | 580 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 30 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 41 | 6 |
| St. Vincent's | 308 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| South Park | 1021 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 58 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 81 | 4 |
| The John Bramston | 282 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 |
| The Mount | 279 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | -— | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 |
| The Redbridge | 467 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | 78 | — | 3 | — | 70 | — | — | 2 | 163 | 1 |
| The William Torbitt | 471 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 55 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | 78 | 3 |
| Uphall | 354 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 15 | 6 |
| Ursuline | _ | _ | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
| Woodlands | 219 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 8 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | 28 | 7 |
| Private | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 45 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | '— | — | 1 | 53 | 3 |
| Totals | 17,648 | 156 | 146 | 13 | 13 | 576 | 12 | 259 | — | 95 | 32 | 312 | — | 8 | 27 | 1446 | 203 |
Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis: 1 case at Christehurch, 1 case at Goodmaves. Erysipelas: 1 case at Fairlop, 1 case at St. Augustine's.
Dvsentery: 1 case at Becontree. and 1 case at Cleveland. Para-Typhoid Fever: 1 case at Wm. Torbitt. Cerebro-Spinal Fever: 1 case
at Cleveland. * Notification of minor infectious diseases in these schools are not received.