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 Barnes]
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Table 9.—Showing the Notifications of Infectious Diseases Received during 1948 arranged in Four-Weekly Periods.
Four-weekly period ending | Diphtheria. | Scarlet Fever. | Measles. | Whooping Cough | Pneumonia | Erysipelas | Ophthalmia Neonatorum. , | Poliomyelitis | Dysentery |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan. 24 | - | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - |
Feb. 21 | — | 3 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Mar. 20 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
April 17 | — | 3 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
May 15 | — | 4 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
June 12 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
July 10 | — | — | 15 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
Aug. 7 | — | — | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
Sept. 4 | - | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Oct. 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
Oct. 30 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — |
Nov. 27 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
Dec. 25 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Totals | 3 | 30 | 158 | 56 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Table 10.—Schools.
Number in Borough | Number of scholars who suffered from:— | ||
---|---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | ||
County Primary Schools:— | 7 | ||
Railway Street—Infants | — | — | |
Lowther—J. Mixed and Infants | 2 | — | |
East Sheen—J. M. and Infants | 1 | — | |
Mortlake—J. M. and Infants | 4 | — | |
Mortlake C. of E.—Mixed | 1 | — | |
„ ,, ,, —Infants | — | — | |
„ R.C.—J. M. and Infants | — | — | |
County Secondary Schools:— | 4 | ||
Barnes—Boys | — | 1 | |
„ —Girls | 1 | — | |
Mortlake—Boys | — | — | |
„ —Girls | — | — | |
County Grammar School :— | 1 | ||
East Sheen and Richmond Boys | — | — | |
Private Schools | 7 | 1 | — |
Total | 19 | 10 | 1 |