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Heston and Isleworth 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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The total number of cases of infectious disease notified in each of the seven years during which Measles has not been included are as follows:—
| 1902 | 219 |
| 1903 | 205 |
| 1904 | 145 |
| 1905 | 233 |
| 1906 | 163 |
| 1907 | 221 |
| 1908 | 167 |
In Table III. will be found the details of the various age periods
of the patients notified as suffering from infectious diseases. With
one exception all were under 65, and not one was under the age
of 12 months. Nearly three-quarters of the persons notified
(73 per cent.) were of ages varying between 1 and 15 years, and
considerably over half (55.6 per cent.) were over 5 and under 15.
The total number of notified cases, including those from the Brentford Union and other public institutions, removed to Mogdeu Hospital were as follows:—
| Scarlet Fever | 71 |
| Diphtheria | 31 |
| Typhoid Fever | 4 |
| 106 |
The number of cases from the district treated in Mogden
Hospital was 63 4 per cent, of the total number notified. But
Erysipelas and Puerperal Fever are not admitted to the Hospital,
and excluding the 18 cases of these two diseases notified, the
admissions to Hospital were 71.1 of the notifications.