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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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The following table shows the various infectious diseases (other than suberculosis) notified during the year and also their age incidence:—
Table No. 48
Notifiable Diseases during the year (other than Tuberculosis).
| Diseases | Ages | Total cases notified | Cases admitted to hospital | Deaths | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 to 2 | 2 to 3 | 3 to 4 | 4 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and over | ||||
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — |
| Scarlet fever | - | 2 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 192 | 44 | 21 | 8 | 4 | - | — | 315 | 261 | — |
| Diphtheria | - | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | 99 | 90 | 8 |
| Enteric fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | — | - | 1 | 1* | — | |
| Puerperal fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | — | 4 | 4 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | |||||||||||||||
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15* | — |
| Pneumonia | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 20* | 24 |
| Ophthalmia | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2* | - |
| Dysentery | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1* | - |
| * To London hospitals or institutions outside the district. | |||||||||||||||
The number of eases of infectious diseases (including tuberculosis)
notified during the year, according to their locality, are shown below:—
Table No. 49.
| Diseases | Total | Waxlow Manor | Northcote | Hambrough | Dormers Wells | Glebe | Norwood Green | Admitted to Hospital | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet fever | 315 | 42 | 30 | 36 | 37 | 120 | 50 | 261 | - |
| Diphtheria | 99 | 19 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 90 | 8 |
| Puerperal fever | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - |
| Puerperal pyrexia | |||||||||
| Pneumonia | 29 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | — | 20* | 24 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2* | — |
| Tuberculosis (all forms) | 60 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 9 | — | 33 |
| Erysipelas | 18 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | - | 3 | 15* | - |
| Enteric fever | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | - | — | 1* | — |
| Dysentery | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | - | — | 1* | — |
| Totals | 529 | 90 | 65 | 82 | 59 | 160 | 73 | 394 | 65 |
| * To London hospitals and institutions outside the district. | |||||||||