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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Table VI.—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, 1951.
| SCHOOLS | No. on Roll | DISEASES AND CONTACTS | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Measles and German Measles | Whooping Cough | Chicken-pox | Sonne-Dysen-tery | Mumps | Pneumonia | Rheumatism | Totals | |||||||
| Cases | Contacts | Cases | Contacts | Cases | Contacts | Cases | Contacts | Cases | Cases | Cases | Cases | Cases | Cases | Contacts | ||
| Beal Modern | 662 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 6 | 6 |
| Becontree | 1 245 | 9 | 11 | — | — | 43 | 13 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 63 | 24 |
| Benton (Open Air) | 85 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| Chadwell | 834 | 41 | 15 | — | — | 49 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 2 | - | 117 | 27 |
| Christchurch | 819 | 6 | 9 | — | — | 17 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 29 | 17 |
| Cleveland | 975 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 15 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | - | 50 | 12 |
| County High | 1,199 | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| Dane | 721 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | 4 |
| Downshall | 1,398 | 44 | 19 | — | — | 27 | 7 | 36 | 7 | 55 | — | 5 | — | 1 | 168 | 33 |
| Fairlop | 1,855 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 144 | 25 | 36 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | - | 194 | 35 |
| Gearies | 1,256 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | 29 | 5 |
| Goodmayes | 687 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 40 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | — | - | 74 | 15 |
| Gordon | 264 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 62 | 6 | 4 | — | 14 | 2 | — | 1 | - | 86 | 10 |
| Highlands | 975 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 127 | 21 | 18 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | - | 158 | 28 |
| Loxford | 374 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - |
| Mayfield | 947 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | - | 7 | 3 |
| Mossford (Fairlop) | 340 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 3 | 7 | — | 7 | — | - | - | - | 46 | 4 |
| Mossford (G.V.H.) | 174 | — | - | — | — | 30 | 2 | 7 | — | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | 44 | 2 |
| Newbury Park | 359 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 64 | 7 | 21 | 4 | — | 3 | - | - | - | 91 | 12 |
| Parkhill | 826 | 11 | 10 | — | — | 36 | 3 | 45 | 6 | 34 | - | - | 1 | - | 127 | 19 |
| St. Augustine's | 319 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | - | - | 27 | 3 |
| SS. Peter and Paul's | 650 | — | 1 | — | — | 25 | 5 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | - | - | 44 | 6 |
| St. Vincent's | 363 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| South Park | 941 | 11 | 6 | — | — | 102 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | 142 | 22 |
| The Glade | 634 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 9 | 1 | 35 | - | - | 1 | - | 50 | 2 |
| The John Bramston | 473 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 79 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 105 | 16 |
| The Mount | 318 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | - | 2 | - |
| The Redbridge | 554 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 84 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 110 | 14 |
| The William Torbitt | 966 | 9 | 6 | — | — | 68 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 113 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 220 | 24 |
| Uphall | 376 | 1 | — | — | — | 47 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 62 | 5 |
| Ursuline | 240 | — | 2 | — | — | 19 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | -- | - | 20 | 4 | |
| Woodlands | 335 | 1 | — | — | — | 83 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 102 | 11 |
| Private | 10 | 2 | — | — | 73 | 5 | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 102 | 9 | |
| Totals | 2,2164 | 202 | 139 | 1 | — | 1,316 | 188 | 389 | 54 | 320 | 22 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 2,295 | 381 |
1 Piliomyelito case at Wanstead County High School.
1 Para-typhoid case at John Bramston School and 1 at Glenarm College (Private School).