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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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The following table shows the various infectious diseases (other
than tuberculosis) notified during the year and also their age
incidence:—
TABLE IX
NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING THE YEAR (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS)
| Diseases | Ages | Total cases notified | Deaths | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 to 2 | 2 to 3 | 3 to 4 | 4 to 5 | 6 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and over | |||
| Cerebro-spinal fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | - |
| Dysentery- | - | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | - | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – |
| Erysipelas | - | – | – | – | – | - | – | – | - | 4 | 1 | – | 5 | – |
| Food Poisoning | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – |
| Measles | 5 | 37 | 3S | 31 | 23 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 194 | – |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | - | 3 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 50 | 33 |
| Polioencephalitis | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 6 | 9 |
| Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | o | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 8 | – |
| Puerperal pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | – |
| Scarlet fever | - | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 74 | – |
| Whooping cough | 14 | 14 | 12 | 21 | 17 | 47 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 126 | 2 |
TABLE X
| Total | Waxlow Manor | Northcote | Hambrough | Dormers Wells | Glebe | Norwood Green | Total Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 6 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 2 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | 4 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - |
| Measles | 194 | 74 | 35 | 5 | 45 | 22 | 13 | - |
| Pneumonia | 50 | 0 | 10 | G | 12 | 8 | 5 | 33 |
| Polioencephalitis | 6 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Poliomyelitis | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | - | – |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 3 | - | - | – | - | 1 | - | – |
| Scarlet fever | 74 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 12 | – |
| Tuberculosis (all forms) | 126 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 31 | 23 | 17 | 24 |
| Whooping cough | 126 | 60 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 2 |
| Total | 603 | 184 | 93 | 46 | 137 | 86 | 57 | 61 |