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Southall 1939
[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 41
| Diseases | Total | Waxlow Manor | Northcote | Hambrough | Dormers Wells | Glebe | Norwood Green | Admitted to Hospital | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet fever | 123 | 48 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 11 | 117 | — |
| Diphtheria | 20 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 1 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | — |
| Pneumonia | 32 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18* | 22 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | i | — | 2* | — |
| Tuberculosis (all forms) | 45 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 9 | — | 38 |
| Erysipelas | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5* | — |
| Enteric fever | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1* | — |
| Poliomyelitis | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2* | — |
| Totals | 244 | 76 | 37 | 28 | 18 | 54 | 31 | 170 | 61 |
| *To London hospitals and institutions outside the district. | |||||||||
Cases of infectious diseases occurred during the year among school children as follows:—
Table No. 42.
| School | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria |
|---|---|---|
| Beaconsfield Road | 7 | 1 |
| Biscoe's School, Church of England | 1 | — |
| Clifton Road | 10 | _ |
| Dormers Wells | 1 | — |
| Featherstone Road | 6 | 2 |
| North Road | 5 | — |
| Tudor Road | 6 | — |
| Western Road | 4 | — |
| Lady Margaret Road School | 32 | — |
| Norwood Green Preparatory School | 1 | — |
| Grange Park School, Hayes | 1 | — |
| 72 | 3 |
Infectious Disease Visits.
During the year, the Health Visitors paid 571 visits with reference to cases of
infectious disease. One hundred and forty-two swabs were taken. The total number
of children examined by the Health Visitors in the schools was 1,771.
Uncleanliness and Verminous conditions in Schoolchildren.
I am obliged to Dr. H. M. C. Macaulay, the school medical officer, for the information
on this subject:—
Number of children on roll at 31st December, 1939 6,711
Total number of examinations of children in the schools by the
•school nurses 9,115
Number of individual children found unclean 234
Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the
Local Education Authority 3
No legal proceedings were taken during the year with regard to uncleanliness or
verminous conditions relating to children attending schools in the Borough.
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