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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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The number of cases of infectious diseases (including tuberculosis) notified during the year, according to their locality, are shown below :—
Table No. 47.
| Diseases | Total | Waxlow Manor | North-cote | Ham-brougli | Dormers Wells | Glebe | Norwood Green | Admitted to Hospital | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet fever | 205 | 20 | 33 | 49 | 28 | 40 | 35 | 186 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 80 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 79 | 1 |
| Puerperal fever | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3* | — |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 6* | — |
| Pneumonia | 51 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 12* | 36 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1* | 1 |
| Ophthalmianeonatorum | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Tuberculosis (all forms) | 50 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 12 | — | 35 |
| Anterior-poliomyelitis | 8 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8* | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 21 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 4 | 5 | — | — |
| Enteric fever | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1* | — |
| Totals | 436 | 44 | 50 | 82 | 66 | 124 | 69 | 296 | 75 |
* To Loudon hospitals and institutions outside the district.
Cases of infectious diseases occurred during the year among school children as follows:—
Table No. 48.
| School | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria |
|---|---|---|
| Bcaconsiield Road | 31 | 2 |
| Biscoe's .School, Church of England | 2 | - |
| Clifton Road | 23 | 2 |
| County School | 1 | — |
| Dormers Wells | 17 | 1 |
| Featherstone Road | 8 | — |
| North Road | 17 | 2 |
| St. Anselm's R.C. | 5 | 1 |
| Technical School | — | - |
| Tudor Road | 6 | 1 |
| Western Road | 24 | 12 |
| Miss Abdo's, Portland Road | — | — |
| Beaconsfield Road Preparatory School | — | — |
| Crosby House | 1 | — |
| Norwood Green Preparatory School | — | — |
| South all P.N.E.U. School | — | — |
| Southall Preparatory School | — | — |
| St. Ann's, Hanwell | 2 | — |
| Ealing Technical | 1 | — |
| 138 | 21 |
Infectious Disease Visits.
During the year, the Health Visitors paid 1,597 visits with reference
to cases of infectious disease. Three hundred and seven swabs were taken and
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