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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Cerebro Spinal Fever. | Encephalitis Lethargica. | Poliomyelitis. | Pneumonia. | Respiratory Tuberculosis. | Other forms of Tuberculosis. | Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | Puerperal Pyrexia. | Polio-Encephalitis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22 | 4 | ... | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | ... | ... | 5 | ... |
| February | 10 | 4 | ... | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 8 | 2 | ... | 6 | ... |
| March | 15 | 3 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 12 | 1 | ... | 6 | ... |
| April | 18 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 9 | ... | ... | 7 | ... |
| May | 21 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | ... | 4 | ... |
| June | 18 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 14 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... |
| July | 23 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| August | 13 | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 12 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | |
| September | 26 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | 8 | ... |
| October | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 13 | 6 | 1 | I | 6 | ... |
| November | 22 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 2 | ... | 9 | ... |
| December | 19 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 4 | ... | ... | 5 | ... |
| Totals | 224 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 51 | 1 | ... | 8 | 70 | 99 | 13 | 2 | 66 | 1 |
In addition 1 Military case of Scarlet Fever was notified.
| WARD. | Elem. School Chldren | Other School Chldren | Other Cases | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Total | Hstn. | Houn. Cent. | Houn. Hth. | Houn. Sth. | Houn. West | Isle-wth N. | Isle-wth S. | Spng. Grve. | |||
| Jan. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Feb. . | 4 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Mar. | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Apr. | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| May | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| June | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| July | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Aug. | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Sept. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Oct. | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Nov. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dec. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 25 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ... | 7 | 3 | 15 |