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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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CHILDREN ATTENDING MINOR AILMENT CLINICS SUFFERING FROM INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Chicken Pox. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Mumps. | Influenza. | German Measles. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -(15) | 2*(2) | 2(-) | -(-) | -(-) | 5(1) | 7 | -(-) |
| February | -(6) | -(10) | 8(6) | -(1) | -(-) | 10(1) | 15 | -(-) |
| March | -(5) | -(-) | 1(9) | -(1) | 2(-) | 21(13) | 9 | -(-) |
| April | 1(7) | -(1) | -(8) | -(3) | 1(-) | 2(3) | 13 | 1(-) |
| May | 1(4) | -(1) | 2(5) | -(15) | 5(3) | 14(11) | 1 | -(-) |
| June | -(1) | -(-) | 8(3) | 11(4) | 2(1) | 5(5) | - | -(-) |
| July | 1(4) | -(-) | 10(2) | 6(-) | 1(-) | 3(-) | - | -(-) |
| August | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | 5(1) | -(-) | - | -(-) |
| September | -(1) | -(1) | -(2) | -(7) | 4(4) | 2(1) | 9 | -(-) |
| October | -(6) | 1(3) | -(-) | -(-) | 2(3) | -(-) | 2 | -(-) |
| November | 3(6) | -(4) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | 4 | -(-) | |
| December | -(3) | -(1) | -(-) | -(-) | 1(-) | -(-) | - | -(-) |
| Totals | 6 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 24 | 62 | 6O | l |
| Conval. and Contacts | (60) | (23) | (35) | (31) | (12) | (35) | (-) | |
| Corresponding | 7 | 3 | 49 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 117 | 4 |
| Figures. 1933 | (139) | (45) | (68) | (3) | (14) | (-) | (17) |
Figures in brackets denote Contacts and Convalescents.
* One of these cases was a "carrier."
Scarlet Fever: Was prevalent during the whole year,
especially during the first seven months. There was little
difference in its distribution as regards the two areas of Chiswick
and Brentford.
Diphtheria: Was seen throughout the year but did not at
any time reach epidemic figures. In Brentford there were
nearly twice as many cases as in Chiswick.
Chicken Pox: Was epidemic in Chiswick during the first
seven months of the year with a remission in April and a
marked exacerbation in June. Brentford was comparatively
free from this disease.
Measles: An epidemic occurred during April, May, June
and July, Chiswick being the more affected of the two areas.
Mumps: Was severe in Brentford from February up to the
end of June but Chiswick escaped with very few cases during
the year.
Influenza: Did not appear in epidemic form during the
year.