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Heston and Isleworth 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1937, CASES NOTIFIED.
| 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 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | 27 | 5 | ... | 2 | 11 | ... |
| February | 20 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... |
| March | 24 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... |
| April | 12 | 1 | ... | 6 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 12 | 2 | ... | 6 | ... |
| May | 13 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | 1 | ... | 5 | ... |
| June | 23 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ... |
| July | 10 | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ... |
| August | 16 | 4 | ... | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 7 | 2 | ... | 6 | ... |
| September | 24 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ... | 6 | ... |
| October | 31 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | ... | 5 | ... |
| November | 27 | 2 | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| December | 32 | 4 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 5 | ... | 2 | 7 | ... |
| Totals | 242 | 18 | 6 | 21 | 45 | 5 | ... | 3 | 124 | 88 | 14 | 12 | 62 | ... |
*Not notifiable after 1/10/37.
DIPHTHERIA, 1937 (including Bacterial cases, 3 in number).
| Month | WARD. | Elem. School Chldren | Other School Chldren | Other Cases | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Hstn. | Houn. Cent | Houn. Hth. | Houn Sth. | Houn. West | Isle-wth N. | Isle-wth S. | Spng. Grve. | ||||
| Jan. | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Feb. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Mar. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Apr. | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| May | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| June | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| July | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Aug. | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Sept. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Oct. | 4 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Nov. | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Dec. | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 21 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ... | ... | 11 | 2 | 8 |