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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
Southgate 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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A broad classification of the cases notified during the past three years in relation to employment was:
| 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clerical | 24 | 15 | 9 |
| Housewives | 10 | 12 | 24 |
| Children | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| Manual Labour | 11 | 8 | — |
| Factory Workers | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| Professional Classes | — | 3 | — |
| Armed Forces | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Domestic Service | 5 | 1 | — |
| Food Trades | 1 | 2 | — |
| Students | — | 4 | — |
| Shop Assistants | — | 3 | — |
| Nurses | 1 | — | — |
| Civil Servants | — | — | 3 |
| Engineers | — | — | 3 |
| Schoolboys | — | — | 5 |
| Draughtsmen | — | - | 2 |
| Photographers | — | — | 2 |
| Unclassified | 15 | 11 | 11 |
| 83 | 67 | 69 |
We are continuing to collect statistics relating to the occurrence
of tuberculosis in the Borough, in the hope that sufficient
material will eventually be obtained, from which we will be able
to draw significant conclusions. At the moment, our figures are
much too small to justify any such conclusions.
There are once again no specific conditions existing in and
peculiar to the Borough, which might be stated to favour the
occurrence or spread of tuberculosis. It will, of course, be appreciated
that overcrowding remains one of the most potent factors
in the continued incidence of tuberculosis, especially in a Borough
such as Southgate.
While this report is being written, notification has been
received that Mass X-ray Unit No. 5B will visit Southgate during
1952, and that we may look forward to a repetition of the valuable
services which this Unit provided some two years ago.
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