Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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6.—INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The rules as to exclusion of infected children and contacts as
laid down by the Ministry of Health and Board of Education in
the joint Memorandum of 1927, have been carefully followed.
The following table shows the infectious disease which occurred among children attending public elementary schools during 1930, and the three previous years.
1930 | 1929 | 1928 | 1927 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Small-pox | 2 | — | — | — |
Scarlet Fever | 77 | 118 | 51 | 31 |
Diphtheria | 88 | 239 | 54 | 29 |
Measles | 799 | 83 | 688 | 35 |
German Measles | 38 | 344 | 9 | 7 |
Mumps | 381 | 106 | 138 | 352 |
Chicken Pox | 392 | 423 | 265 | 243 |
Whooping Cough | 144 | 177 | 171 | 157 |
1921 | 1490 | 1376 | 854 |