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Southgate 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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It should again be stressed that these totals are not sufficientlylarge
to allow of significant conclusions being drawn, although the
drop in notifications during the year (from 42 to 30) is most
pleasing. The figures are, however, useful as a means of practical
comparison. If one compares the Ward distribution set out in the
Annual Report for 1957, with the Ward distribution set out above,
it will be seen that no Ward was specifically affected either year,
apart from the fact that more cases occurred in the South Ward
than any other Ward. This is, of course, to be expected, bearing
in mind the built-up area of the South Ward when compared with
the North-east, North-west and Middle Wards.
A broad classification of the cases notified during the past five years in relation to employment was :
| 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clerical | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Housewives | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | — |
| Children | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Manual Labour | 6 | — | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Factory Workers | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Professional Classes | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| Armed Forces | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Domestic Service | 3 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Food Trades | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Students | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Shop Assistants | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Nurses | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Non-manual trades other than Food | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Teachers | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Unclassified | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 |
| 42 | 47 | 49 | 42 | 30 |
It can once again be said that no factors of particular significance
appeared in the yearly totals with any regularity.
The Scheme for B.C.G. vaccination of Southgate school children
continues to make excellent progress. As I write this report,
information has been received that the scheme is to be extended
both to younger children and to older adolescents. We welcome
this extension, and are already taking steps to put the new proposals
into operation. I must explain, of course, that this work is carried
out through the school Health Service.
Mass Radiography Unit 5B. visited Southgate during 1958.
On this occasion, the Medical Director of the Unit, Dr. Brett, set
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