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Southall 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]

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Table: Table No. 38.

Table No. 38.

Age Groups (attaining the age stated during 1939)6 or under789101112131414 +
Positive (17)-132722---
Negative (12)3---413-1-

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During the year there were no cases of local reaction as a result of an injection
of the antigen.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
There were two cases of ophthalmia neonatorum notified in 1939, as is shown
in Table No. 39.

Table: Table No. 39.

Table No. 39.

Cases notified2
Cases treated at home-
Cases treated in hospital2
Vision unimpaired2
Vision impaired-
Total blindness-
Deaths-

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Acute Poliomyelitis.
Two cases were notified in the Borough during the year.
The following table shows the various infectious diseases (other than tuberculosis)
notified during the year and also their age incidence:—

Table: Table No. 40.Notifiable Diseases during the year (other than Tuberculosis).

Table No. 40.

Notifiable Diseases during the year (other than Tuberculosis).

DiseasesAgesTotal cases notifiedCases admitted to hospitalDeaths
Under i year1 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2525to 3535 to 4545 to 6565 and over
Smallpox---------------
Scarlet fever1631412618981--123117-
Diphtheria31322143--120201
Enteric fever---1--------11*-
Puerperal Pyrexia-------34---75*-
Erysipelas------113223125*-
Pneumonia-1---2161084-3218*22
Ophthalmia neonatorum2-----------22*-
Poliomyelitis------11----22*-
*To London hospitals or institutions outside the district.