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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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The following table shows the incidence of Infectious Disease in schools during the year 1948.
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apl. | May | Jun. | Jly | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Tot. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 10 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 50 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chicken-pox | 32 | 21 | 35 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 10 | 38 | 17 | 185 |
| Measles | 5 | 50 | 27 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | 5 | 36 | 166 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 37 |
| Mumps | 16 | 12 | 40 | 30 | 13 | 34 | 14 | — | 5 | 23 | 22 | 39 | 248 |
| Ringworm | 11 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| Impetigo | 3 | 5 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 23 |
| Eczema | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Verminous | 2 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| Scabies | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 11 |
| Other Skin Diseases | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| German Measles | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | *12 |
| TOTALS | 84 | 99 | 115 | 74 | 73 | 55 | 43 | - | 12 | 48 | 75 | 102 | 780 |