In 1942 there was an outbreak of Scarlet Fever in the village. Many children were affected. The ambulance was a regular sight coming nearly every other day to pick up one or two of the youngsters.

They were taken to the Isolation Hospital near Lichfield and some were away from home for a month. Visitors were only allowed on a Sunday afternoon and then only to speak to them through a window. Some of the children were very homesick.