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Southall 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Prevention of Blindness.
No action has been taken under Section 176 of the Public Health Act, 1936, by
this authority for the prevention of blindness or for the treatment of persons suffering
from any disease or injury to the eyes. Several persons are, however, receiving assistance
from organisations who care for the blind.
Tuberculosis.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
The number of new cases notified during the year was 34; 18 of these were
notified from Institututions (Sanatoria 5, County Council Hospitals 5, General Hospitals
8).
Other Forms of Tuberculosis.
The number of new cases notified during the year was 11.
Deaths from Tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis of the respiratory system, 30; other forms, 8.
The following table shows the new cases notified and the deaths in 1938.
Table No. 43.
| Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| 0-1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1-5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5-10 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 10-15 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 15-25 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | 1 |
| 25-35 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 35-45 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | - | 2 |
| 45-65 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| 55+ | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| Totals | 20 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 |
| Of the 38 deaths, 23—or 92 per cent.—were of notified cases. | ||||||||
The occupations of the new cases were as follows:—
Table No. 44.
| Occupations | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Building and decorating trades | 1 | — | — | — |
| School children | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Clerical work | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Clothing and dressmaking | — | — | — | 1 |
| Domestic duties | — | 2 | — | 1 |
| Factory hands | 7 | 5 | 2 | — |
| Furnishing trades | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sale of food and drinks | 3 | — | — | 1 |
| No occupation | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| Various | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 20 | 14 | 4 | 7 |