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Southall 1940
[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. 40:
| Diseases | Total | Waxlow Manor | Northcote | Ham-brough | Dormers Wells | Glebe | Norwood Green | Admitted to Hospital | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet fever | 57 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 7 | - | - |
| Diphtheria | 55 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 4 | - | 3 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | - | 4 | - |
| Pneumonia | 43 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 17* | 32 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Tuberculosis (all forms) | 96 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 10 | 25 | 11 | - | 30 |
| Erysipelas | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 4* | - |
| Measles | 309 | 27 | 23 | 75 | 19 | 81 | 84 | - | - |
| Whooping cough | 23 | 6 | - | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | - | - |
| Cerebro-spinal meningitis | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1* | - |
| Meningococcal meningitis | 2 | - | I | - | - | 1 | - | 2* | - |
| Totals | 601 | 84 | 60 | 125 | 50 | 171 | 111 | 28 | 65 |
% *To London hospitals and institutions outside the district.
Cases of infectious diseases occurred during the year among schoolchildren as follows :—
Table No. 41.
| School | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria |
|---|---|---|
| Beaconsfield Road | 3 | 1 |
| Clifton Road | 4 | 1 |
| Dormers Wells | 3 | 4 |
| Featherstone Road | 1 | 6 |
| North Road | 5 | 1 |
| Tudor Road | 2 | 2 |
| Western Road | 2 | - |
| Lady Margaret Road School | 6 | - |
| 26 | 15 |
Infectious Disease Visits.
During the year, the Health Visitors paid 625 visits with reference to cases of
infectious disease. Two hundred and twenty swabs were taken. The total number
of children examined by the Health Visitors in the schools was 624.
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, 1940 5,554
Total number of examinations of children in the schools by the
school nurses 15,851
Number of individual children found unclean 413
Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the
Local Education Authority 1
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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