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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 1931
[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 were notified from the several Institutions in the district during 1931:—
| ENTERIC FEVER. | SCARLET FEVER, | DIPHTHERIA. | PNEUMONIA (all forms). | ERYSIPELA8. | PUERPERAL FEVER. | PUERPERAL PYREXIA | CEREBRO 8PINAL FEVER. | OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM. | PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. | OTHER TUBERCULOSIS. | MALARIA. | TOTAL. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Middlesex Hospital | 1 | 9 | 7 | 108 | 26 | ... | 11 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | ... | 188 |
| Hounslow Hospital | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 11 |
| Hounslow Barracks | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 |
| Mogden Isolation Hospital | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Collingwood College | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| St. Mary's School | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 1 | 15 | 9 | 112 | 27 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 11 | I | 205 |
In addition to the above civil cases, two military cases of Scarlet Fever and one of Malaria occurred in the
Hounslow Barracks.
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