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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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Memoranda.
153/M.C.W. Birth Control.
197/Foods. Sale of milk under special designations.
200/M.C.W. Midwives Act 1936.
139/Foods. Bacteriological tests for graded milk.
166/Med. Acute Poliomyelitis.
199/Med. Memorandum on sterilised surgical catgut.
Statutory Rules and Orders.
No. 356. Milk (vSpecial Designations) Order 1936.
No. 665. Housing Act 1935 (Operation of Overcrowding Provisions)
Order 1936.
No. 739. Housing Acts (Forms of Orders and Notices) Regulations 1936.
Home Office.
Circidars.
No. 701529. Anti-Gas Training.
No. 700271/19. Air Raid Precautions.
No. 701621/47. Anti-Gas Training—Scheme of Medical Instruction.
Memoranda.
No. 2. Air Raid Precautions. Rescue parties and clearance of debris.
No. 3. Organisation of decontamination services.
Statutory Rules and Orders.
No. 686. The Factory and Workshop Order 1936.
Five-yearly Period Statistics for the District.
| Years | Average Population | Birth Rate per 1,000 population | Death Rate per 1,000 population | Infantile Mortality per 1,000 live births | Tuberculosis Death Rate per 100,000 population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1883-1886* | 4,321 | - | 20.0 | - | - |
| 1887-1891 | 4,876 | - | 14.1 | - | - |
| 1892-1896 | 6,056 | 32.8 | 12.6 | 129.9 | - |
| 1897-1901 | 9,886 | 32.5 | 13.8 | 136.7 | - |
| 1902-1906 | 15,851 | 34.8 | 11.9 | 133.8 | 123 |
| 1907-1911 | 22.907 | 29.4 | 9.7 | 101.7 | 111 |
| 1912-1916 | 26,978 | 24.4 | 9.7 | 91.3 | 117 |
| 1917-1921 | 30,154 | 18.1 | 9.7 | 68.5 | 98 |
| 1922-1926 | 31,724 | 16.5 | 8.2 | 50.0 | 82 |
| 1927-1931 | 36.166 | 15.3 | 8.6 | 53.4 | 71 |
| 1932-1936 | 46,162 | 17.1 | 8.2 | 50.6 | 71 |
| * Four years. | |||||