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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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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, 1947.
| SCHOOLS | No. on Roll | DISEASES AND CONTACTS | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Measles & German Measles | Whooping Cough | Chicken-pox | Poliomyelitis | Mumps | Pneumonia | Totals, 1947 | ||||||||
| Cases | Contacts | Cases | Contacts | Cases | Contacts | Cases | Contacts | Cases | Cases | Contacts | Cases | Cases | Cases | Contacts | ||
| Beal Modern | 644 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| Becontree | 1,304 | 4 | 7 | - | - | 37 | - | 2 | — | 14 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 59 | 9 |
| Benton (Open Air) | 85 | — | — | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | — | 1 | - | — | — | 1 | 5 | — |
| Chadwell | 638 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 7 | - | 12 | — | 18 | - | — | — | 1 | 44 | 2 |
| Christchurch | 700 | 6 | 4 | - | - | 87 | 1 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 121 | 5 |
| Cleveland | 876 | 5 | 3 | - | - | 61 | 1 | 17 | - | — | 1 | - | — | 3 | 87 | 4 |
| County High | 1,305 | 3 | 6 | - | — | 2 | - | — | — | 1 | - | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Dane | 602 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 4 | - | — | — | — | - | — | — | 1 | 11 | 3 |
| Downshall | 1,147 | 11 | 10 | - | - | 46 | - | 16 | 1 | 6 | - | 1 | — | - | 80 | 12 |
| Fairlop | 1,471 | 11 | 4 | 1 | - | 62 | - | 32 | — | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 124 | 5 |
| Gearies | 1,201 | 5 | 4 | - | - | 121 | - | 32 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 16 | 2 | 185 | 5 |
| Goodmayes | 577 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 36 | - | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 68 | 7 |
| Gordon | 189 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 53 | - | 9 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 69 | 1 |
| Highlands | 652 | 7 | 3 | - | - | 84 | - | 15 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 111 | 3 |
| Loxford | 308 | 2 | — | 2 | - | 3 | - | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | - | 9 | — |
| Mayfield | 719 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
| Mossford (Fairlop) | 301 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 2 |
| Mossford (G.V.H.) | 110 | — | — | — | - | 2 | - | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | - | 10 | — |
| Newbury Park | 273 | — | 2 | — | - | 32 | - | 13 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 46 | 2 |
| Parkhill | 1,012 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 100 | - | 18 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 126 | 6 |
| St. Augustine's | 196 | 1 | — | — | - | 21 | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | |
| SS. Peter and Paul's | 625 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | - | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | *1 | 3 | 24 | 3 |
| St. Vincent's | 320 | — | - | — | 1 | 7 | - | 1 | - | 2 | — | - | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| South Park | 1,025 | 5 | 8 | 1 | - | 47 | - | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 75 | 10 |
| The John Bramston | 284 | 11 | 6 | — | - | 3 | - | 38 | — | 1 | — | - | 2 | - | 55 | 6 |
| The Mount | 305 | — | 2 | — | - | 2 | - | - | — | - | — | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| The Redbridge | 473 | 2 | — | — | - | 42 | - | 10 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 63 | — |
| The William Torbitt | 618 | 4 | 1 | — | - | 33 | - | 21 | — | 33 | — | — | 1 | - | 92 | 1 |
| Uphall | 364 | — | — | — | - | 35 | - | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 42 | 1 |
| Ursuline | — | 3 | 1 | — | - | 13 | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| Woodlands | 255 | 4 | 1 | — | - | 58 | - | 4 | — | - | - | - | - | 2 | 68 | 1 |
| *Private | — | 3 | 3 | — | - | 30 | - | 14 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 49 | 3 |
| Totals | 18,580 | 120 | 87 | 7 | 6 | 1,056 | 2 | 332 | 7 | 122 | 14 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 1,711 | 108 |
Dysentery: 3 cases at Becontree. *Notification of minor infectious diseases in these schools are not received.