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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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1945—ACTUAL CASES
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apl. | May | Jun. | Jly. | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Tot. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 4. | 5 | - | - | — | 8 | 5 | 7 | 36 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 19 |
| Chicken-pox | 8 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 72 | 39 | 28 | — | — | 21 | 24 | 19 | 274 |
| Measles | 86 | 193 | 99 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 416 |
| Whooping Cough | 9 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 32 |
| Mumps | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 52 |
| Ringworm | 5 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 21 |
| Impetigo | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 5 | 10 | 5 | — | 45 |
| Eczema | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Verminous | 4 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 4 | — | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 124 |
| Scabies | 13 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 90 |
| Other Skin Diseases | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | - | 2 | - | 7 |
| TOTALS | 145 | 250 | 152 | 101 | 114 | 74 | 53 | - | 40 | 74 | 66 | 49 | 1118 |
BOROUGH OF BRENTFORD AND CHISWICK
EDUCATION ACT, 1921
REPORT ON THE MEDlCA,L INSPECTION AND
TREATMENT OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHILDREN FOR THE YEAR ENDING
31st DECEMBER, 1945
To the Chairman and Members of the Education Committee.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I beg- to submit tables indicating the work of the School
Medical Service during 1945, together with & comprehensive report
from Miss A. Stewart, the Dental Surgeon. In the appendix will
be found tables showing attendances at Clinics and certain other
details of our work during the war years.
The sentiments expressed in the final paragraph of the introductory
remarks on the Public Health Report include you, Ladies
and Gentlemen, whom it has always been a pleasure and honour
to serve.
The incidence of Infectious Disease in the schools is indicated
in the following- table:—
The following figures and tables of work in this service are
in addition to the Statutory Tables issued to the Board of
Education:—
Orthopedic Clinic:
| School | Welfare | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Number of attendances | 753 | 228 | 981 |
| Number of individual children | 108 | 44 | 152 |