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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
Southall 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Cases of infectious diseases occurred during the year among schoolchildren as
follows:—
Table XXVII
| School | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria |
|---|---|---|
| Beaconsfield Road | 2 | _ |
| County School | _ | _ |
| Clifton Road | 1 | 1 |
| Dormers Wells | 4 | _ |
| Featherstone Road | 7 | — |
| Western Road... | 3 | 1 |
| North Road | 2 | 1 |
| St. Anselms | 3 | _ |
| Tudor Road | 2 | 1 |
| Lady Margaret Road | 8 | _ |
| Other Schools | 4 | 1 |
| 36 | 5 |
Table XXVIII
| Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| 0-1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| 1-5 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | _ | - |
| 5-10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| 10-15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | 1 |
| 15-25 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 25-35 | 5 | 14 | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | _ | _ |
| 35-45 | 9 | 10 | 11 | - | 6 | - | - | - |
| 45-65 | 5 | 4 | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| 65+ | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 35 | 47 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 10 | - | 3 |
Of the 27 deaths, all were of notified cases.
The occupations of the new cases were as follows:—
Table XXIX
| Occupations | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Building and decorating trades | 8 | — | — | — |
| Schoolchildren | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Clerical work | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Domestic duties | — | 22 | — | 2 |
| Factory hands | 6 | 5 | 1 | — |
| No occupation | 6 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Various | 12 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| Totals | 35 | 47 | 6 | 10 |