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Ilford 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Summary of Cases of Infectious Diseases among School Children excluded from School Attendance during
the Year ended 31st December, 1956.
| SCHOOLS | No. on Roll | Scarlet Fever | Measles and German Measles | Whooping Cough | Chicken-pox | Mumps | Polio-Myelitis | Pneumonia | Rheumatic Fever | Rheumatism | SouneDysentery | Food Poisoning | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barley Lane | 584 | 20 | - | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 1 | 54 |
| Beal Grammar | 884 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 |
| Becontree | 1143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | 6 |
| Benton | 122 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Caterham | 411 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Chadwell | 752 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 |
| Christchurch | 782 | 7 | — | 12 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 |
| Cleveland | 1029 | 5 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 24 |
| County High | 1241 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 |
| Dane | 753 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Downshall | 1233 | 1 | 24 | 14 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 44 |
| Fairlop | 1863 | 16 | 4 | 24 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | 63 |
| Gearies | 1297 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 |
| Goodmayes | 763 | 9 | 63 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 86 |
| Gordon | 202 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| Highlands | 993 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 13 |
| Loxford | 407 | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mayfield | 1200 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
| Mossford (G.V.H.) | 193 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Mossford Green | 288 | 1 | 1 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 22 |
| Newbury Park | 433 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | - | — | - | — | 6 |
| Parkhill | 883 | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 11 |
| St. Augustines | 310 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 49 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 72 |
| SS. Peter and Paul's | 784 | 10 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 17 |
| St. Vincent's | 203 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| South Park | 988 | 4 | 46 | 9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 61 |
| The Gilbert Colvin | 506 | 5 | 23 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 40 |
| The Glade | 484 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| The John Bramston | 615 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 78 |
| The Mount | 337 | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| The Redbridge | 634 | 1 | 14 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 27 |
| The William Torbitt | 910 | — | — | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 12 |
| Uphall | 318 | 7 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 |
| Ursuline | 327 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Woodlands | 197 | — | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 |
| St. Bedes (Ann. of SS. P. & P.) | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| Valentines (Ann. of Fairlop) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Private | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Totals | 24069 | 134 | 291 | 191 | 101 | 56 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 61 | 12 | 861 |
In addition to the above table there were 4 eases of Paratyphoid and 1 of Encephalitis. Again there was no Diphtheria.