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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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7. Sixteen cases of Tuberculosis were notified in 1963, the same
number as in 1962. The distribution erf these cases among the
various wards was as follows:—
North-east North-west Middle South
3 4 6 3
A broad classification of the cases of tuberculosis notified during the past five years in relation to employment was:—
| 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clerical | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Housewives | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Children | — | 5 | — | — | 2 |
| Manual labour | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 |
| Factory Workers | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Professional Classes | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Armed Forces | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Domestic Service | - | - | - | - | - |
| Food Trades | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Students | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Shop Assistants | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Nurses | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Non-manual trades other than food | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| Teachers | 3 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Unclassified | 7 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 7 |
| 25 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 16 |
IMMUNISATION AND VACCINATION IN THE
CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE
I wish to mention a recent service made available in Southgate
whereby Tetanus Immunisation has been offered to the Outdoor
Staff employed by the Council. (Although this strictly belongs to
the 1964 Report, I make no apology for introducing it here.)
Absence of immunity to tetanus carries with it two hazards.
The first, death from tetanus, may occur when the infection is not
even suspected, e.g. from the prick of a rose thorn. The much
commoner hazard, however, is severe reaction and shock from the
giving of Anti-Tetanus Serum, particularly if this is repeated.
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