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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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Distribution of cases notified among the various wards was as follows:
| North-east | North-west | Middle | South | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 7 | 8 | 18 | |||
| A broad classification of the cases notified during the past five years in relation to employment was:— | ||||||
| 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | ||
| Clerical | 17 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | |
| Housewives | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | |
| Children | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| Manual Labour | 8 | 6 | — | 8 | 5 | |
| Factory Workers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
| Professional Classes | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | |
| Armed Forces | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Domestic Service | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Food Trades | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
| Students | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Shop Assistants | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| Nurses | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Non-manual Trades other than Food | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | |
| Teachers | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
| Unclassified | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | |
| 65 | 42 | 47 | 49 | 42 | ||
It must again be stressed that the totals which make up the
tables set out are not sufficiently large to warrant any significant
conclusions being drawn. The figures merely allow us to keep a
careful watch on trends so that we can take or suggest any action
which might be considered necessary.
The scheme for the B.C.G. vaccination of children in the 13
age group, referred to in my Annual Report for 1956, is making
excellent progress. This work is, of course, carried out by
Middlesex County Council staff as part of the personal health and
school health services provided by the local health authority in
Southgate. No difficulties have been encountered in administering
or in carrying out the B.C.G. scheme, which undoubtedly marks
a very definite step in the protection of our susceptible adolescents
against tuberculosis.
Mass Radiography Unit 5B did not visit Southgate during
1957. Arrangements have, however, been made for the Unit to
visit the Borough during the early Autumn of 1958.
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