Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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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