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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
Heston and Isleworth 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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The table hereunder gives the number of cases of infectious
diseases that occurred in the several Institutions in the district
The table hereunder gives the number of cases of infectious diseases that occurred in the several Institutions in the district during 1923:-
| ENTERIC FEVER. | SCARLET FEVER. | DIPHTHERIA | PNEUMONIA (all forms). | ERYSIPELAS. | PUERPERAL FEVER. | CEREBRO SPINAL FEVER. | OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM. | ENCEPHALITI8 LETHARGIC A. | PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. | OTHER TUBERCUL08IS. | POLIOMYELITIS | TOTAL. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Middlesex Hospital | 2 | 5 | 22 | 67 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 123 | ||
| Hounslow Barracks | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||||
| Hounslow Hospital | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| Dundee House | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ||
| North Hyde Schools | ... | 1 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | ||||
| Totals | 2 | 7 | 44 | 69 | a | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 150 |
Also 1 case of Anthrax at the R.A.S.C. Depot, Feltham.
This case was notified from the Barracks, Hounslow, where it was sent pending its removal
to Millbank.