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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Erysipelas. | Cerebro-Spinal Fever. | Encephalitis Lethargica. | Poliomyelitis. | Pneumonia. | Respiratory Tuberculosis. | Other forms of Tuberculosis. | Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | Puerperal Pyrexia | Dysentery | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | 22 | 8 | 3 | ... | 8 | ... |
| February | 41 | 3 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ... |
| March | 34 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 28 | 5 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... |
| April | 30 | 4 | I | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... |
| May | 25 | 3 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 22 | 8 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... |
| June | 21 | 2 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ... |
| July | 20 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ... |
| August | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | ... | 10 | ... |
| September | 28 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 12 | 3 | ... | 6 | ... |
| October | 22 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ... |
| November | 23 | 8 | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 |
| December | 22 | 6 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | 4 | ... |
| Totals | 314 | 40 | 4 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 159 | 94 | 19 | 10 | 66 | 2 |
| 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. | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Feb. | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Mar. | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Apr. | 5 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 |
| May | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| June | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 |
| July | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Aug. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ||||||
| Sept. | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | ... |
| Oct. | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov. | 8 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec. | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 |
| Totals | 48 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 21 |