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Southall-Norwood 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall-Norwood]
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Table No. 36.
| Cases notified | 1 |
| Cases treated at home | - |
| Cases treated in hospital | 1 |
| Vision unimpaired | 1 |
| Vision impaired | — |
| Total blindness | - |
| Deaths | - |
The following table (No. 37) shows the various infectious diseases (other than tuberculosis) notified during the year and also their age incidence:—
Table No. 37.
Notifiable Diseases during the Year (other than Tuberculosis).
| Diseases | Ages | Total cases notified | Cases admitted to hospital | Deaths | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 to 2 | 2 to 3 | 3 to 4 | 4 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and over | ||||
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet fever | — | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 62 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 122 | 107 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | - | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | - | - | 67 | 69 | 4 |
| Enteric fever | — | - | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2* | — | |
| Puerperal fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3* | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | —- | 9 | 9* | — |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 1* | — |
| Pneumonia | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 2* | 16 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1* | — |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1* | 1 |
| Anterior | |||||||||||||||
| poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1* | — |
* 10 London hospitals or institutions outside the district.
Table No. 38 shows the number of cases of infectious diseases (including
tuberculosis) notified during the year, according to their locality.
Table No. 38.
| Diseases | Total | North Side | South Side | Admitted to hospital | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet fever | 122 | 9 | 30 | 107 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 69 | 39 | 30 | 69 | 4 |
| Puerperal fever | 3 | 3 | — | 3* | 1 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9* | — |
| Pneumonia | 33 | 16 | 17 | 2* | 16 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | 1 | — | 1* | 1 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 1 | 1 | - | 1* | — |
| Tuberculosis (all forms) | 56 | 37 | 19 | — | 29 |
| Anterior-poliomyelitis | 1 | — | 1 | 1* | — |
| Erysipelas | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1* | — |
| Enteric fever | 2 | 2 | — | 2* | — |
| Totals | 319 | 121 | 115 | 196 | 53 |
| * To London hospitals and institutions outside the district. 57 | |||||