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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 1937
[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 | -(3) | 2 (1) | 7 (1) | -(-) | 3 (-) | -(-) | 5 | — |
| February | - (2) | - (-) | 3 (I) | -(-) | 2 (1) | 2 (-) | 4 | — |
| March | - (-) | - (-) | 1 (2) | - (-) | 3 (2) | - (-) | 1 | — |
| April | 2 (13) | - (-) | 1 (4) | - (-) | 3 (1) | -(1) | 1 | — |
| May | 2 (8) | -(-) | 1 (1) | -(-) | 2 (2) | -(-) | — | 2 |
| June | - (7) | - (-) | 1 (1) | -(1) | 2 (1) | 1 (-) | 2 | 1 |
| July | 1 (2) | -(1) | - (-) | -(-) | - (-) | - (-) | 2 | 1 |
| August | -(-) | - (-) | - (-) | -(-) | - (-) | -(-) | — | — |
| September | -(8) | - (-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | — | — |
| October | 2 (3) | - (1) | -(-) | -(-) | - (-) | -(-) | 6 | — |
| November | 1 (13) | -(-) | I (4) | -(-) | -(-) | -(-) | 0 | — |
| December | - (3) | 1 (-) | 3 (4) | - (-) | - (-) | -(-) | 3 | — |
| Totals Conval. and Contacts | 8 (62) | 3 (3) | 18 (18) | - (l) | 15 (8) | 3 (1) | 26 | 4 |
| Corresponding figures for 1936 | 3 (28) | 3 (8) | 32 (9) | 12 (35) | 20 (2) | 80 (1) | 12 | 2 |
Figures in brackets denote Contacts and Convalescents.
Scarlet Fever : During the last few years this disease has
altered both in character and incidence. In former times it was
apt to become epidemic in the autumn, fading out about
Christmas time. Now the incidence appears to be fairly constant
throughout the year, but fortunately is of a much milder type
than formerly.
Diphtheria : No severe epidemic occurred but rather more
cases were seen ill November and December.
Chicken-pox was prevalent (except during August and
September), especially in June and December.
Measles: Comparatively few cases were seen until
November and December. Epidemics of this disease occur with
the greatest regularity in alternate years, as will be seen in the
table at the end of this section.
Whooping Cough : This disease was very prevalent during
the first live months of the year, especially in April.
Mumps : There was a comparative freedom from this
disease but a few cases were seen in May, June and July. At
no time did it reach an epidemic standard.