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Southall-Norwood 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall-Norwood]
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Prevention of Blindness.
No action has been taken under Section 66 of the Public Health Act,
1925, by this authority for the prevention of blindness or for the treatment of
persons suffering from any disease or injury to the eyes. Several persons are,
however, receiving assistance from organisations who care for the blind.
Tuberculosis.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
The number of new cases notified during the year was 49. Twenty-two
of these were notified from Institutions (Sanatoria 3, County Council Hospitals
1, General Hospitals 18).
Other Forms of Tuberculosis.
The number of new cases notified during the year was 7.
Deaths from, Tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis of the respiratory system 24 ; other forms 5.
The following table shows the new cases notified and the deaths in 1935.
Table No. 41.
| Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| 0- | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1- | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 5- | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 15- | 9 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 |
| 25- | 8 | 7 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 |
| 35- | 10 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | — |
| 45- . | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | —_ | — |
| 55- | 2 | — | —_ | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | —- |
| Totals | 32 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
Of the 29 deaths, 27—or 93 per cent.—were of notified cases.
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