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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 1940

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]

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Table: List of premises, articles, etc., disinfected during the year :—

List of premises, articles, etc., disinfected during the year :—

Rooms153Covers112
Beds106Eiderdowns65
Blankets429Pillows335
Bolsters101Sheets192
Books67Miscellaneous194
Total1,754

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The following articles were destroyed: 21 mattresses, 3 sheets, 5 pillows, 2
blankets, 1 rug, 24 articles of clothing.
Cancer.
It will be seen by the table of causes of death (page 8) that in 1940,64 cases (28
males, 36 females) died from cancer. The following table shows the number of deaths
from cancer (male and female), the estimated population of the district, and the deaths
from cancer per 1,000 population since 1922. It will be seen that in 1940 there was a
decrease in the cancer mortality.

Table: Table No. 35.

Table No. 35.

YearMaleFemaleTotalEstimated populationRate per 1,000 population
192218183630,2611.18
192321143531,3601.11
192420183831,8001.19
1925——4032,2201.24
192612112332,8700.69
192713132633,4800.77
192818274535,3401.27
192912102235,3700.62
193017294637,5601.22
193120284839,2801.22
193222234541,5301.08
19332328_5144,7801.13
193422274946,6931.04
193530275748,2701.18
193622305249,5501. 05
193742287051,5601.35
193827305752,4000.51
193933417452,4301.41
194028366451,6701.23

Table: The following table shows the age distribution of the cancer deaths:—Table No. 36.A ges at D eath in C ancer C ases.

The following table shows the age distribution of the cancer deaths:—

Table No. 36.

A ges at D eath in C ancer C ases.

Age
0-1515-3030-4040-5050-6060-7070-8080 +
Male...---29863
Female---5109102
Total---71917165