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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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Visits.
Total number of visits by School Nurses 480
The following table shows the incidence of Infectious Disease in schools during the year 1946.
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | Jun. | Jly. | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Tot. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | - | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 51 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| Chicken-pox | 59 | 38 | 61 | 30 | 36 | 20 | 4 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 2 | 258 |
| Measles | - | 4. | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 13 | - | 7 | 39 | 5 | 6 | 109 |
| Whooping Cough | 9 | 3 | 1 | - | 7 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 2 | - | - | 28 |
| Mumps | 1 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 46 | 45 | 21 | - | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 166 |
| Ringworm | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| Impetigo | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 45 |
| Eczema | - | - | - | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 21 |
| Verminous | 3 | 11 | 11 | - | 20 | 11 | 2 | - | 13 | - | 5 | 3 | 79 |
| Scabies | 11 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 2 | - | 2 | 8 | 3 | - | 67 |
| Other Skin Diseases | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 12 |
| German Measles | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| TOTALS | 97 | 83 | 108 | 105 | 136 | 117 | 48 | - | 4,2 | 78 | 30 | 23 | 867 |