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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-Norwood 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall-Norwood]
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The occupations of the new cases were as follows:—
Table No. 34.
| Occupations. | Pulmonary. | Non -Pulmonary. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |
| Building & Decorating trades | 5 | — | — | - |
| School Children | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Clerical Work | 6 | — | — | — |
| Clothing & Dressmaking | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Domestic Duties | — | 7 | — | 2 |
| Factory Hands | 2 | 4 | — | 1 |
| Furnishing Trades | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| Sale of Food and Drinks | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| No Occupation | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Various | 6 | — | — | — |
| Total | 31 | 19 | 6 | 6 |
The table hereunder gives the number of Primary Notifications of
Tuberculosis notified from the various Sanatoria and Hospitals during the
year.
T able no. 35.
| Hospital. | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |
| Brompton Hospital | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| Clare Hall Sanatorium | 1 | - | - | - |
| Harefield Sanatorium | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Hillingdon County Hospital | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Italian Hospital | 1 | - | - | - |
| London Hospital | 1 | - | - | - |
| R. N. Orthopaedic Hospital | - | - | 1 | - |
| R. Sea Bathing Hospital | - | - | - | 1 |
| St. George's Hospital | - | 1 | - | - |
| St. Mary's Hospital | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Springfield Mental Hospital | 2 | - | - | - |
| est Middlesex Hospital | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations,1925.
Public Health Act, 1925, Section 62.
Action under these powers was not necessary during the year.
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