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Southall-Norwood 1935
[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. 42.
| Occupations | Pulm | onary | Non-Pulmonary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male Female | ||
| Building and Decorating Trades | 6 | — | — | — |
| School Children | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Clerical Work | 2 | — | — | — |
| Clothing and Dressmaking | — | 1 | — | — |
| Domestic Duties | — | 12 | — | — |
| Factory Hands | 8 | 2 | — | — |
| Furnishing Trades | 2 | — | — | — |
| Sale of Food and Drinks | 1 | — | — | — |
| No Occupation | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Various | 11 | — | 1 | — |
| Totals | 32 | 18 | 4 | 2 |
The table hereunder gives the notification rate per 100,000 population
and the mortality rate per 100,000 population during each of the last seven
years. It will be seen that there has been a consistent decline in notifications
since 1931 and a consistent decline in mortality since 1932.
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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Table No. 43.
| Year | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated mid-year population (excluding Hanwell Asylum) | 32,870 | 35,060 | 36,432 | 39,030 | 42,280 | 44,180 | 46,000 | |||||||
| No. of new cases notified each year— | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
| Pulmonary | 18 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 19 | 33 | 17 |
| Non-Pulmonary | — | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Total | 42 | 60 | 66 | 69 | 66 | 62 | 55 | |||||||
| Notifications per 100,000 population | 128 | 171 | 181 | 177 | 156 | 140 | 119 | |||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| No. of deaths each year— | ||||||||||||||
| Pulmonary | 18 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 10 |
| Non-Pulmonarv | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 |
| Total | 25 | 19 | 28 | 43 | 44 | 30 | 29 | |||||||
| Deaths per 100,000 population | 76 | 54 | 77 | 110 | 104 | 68 | 63 | |||||||