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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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The table hereunder gives the notification rate per 100,000 population and the mortality rate per 100,000 population during each of the last seven years.
Table No. 44.
| Year | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated mid-year population (excluding Hanwell Asylum) | 44,180 | 46,000 | 47,200 | 48,760 | 49,600 | 49,800 | 48,915 | |||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| No. of new cases notified each year— Pulmonary | 31 | 19 | 33 | 17 | 27 | 23 | 3i | 20 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 14 | 44 | 29 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 14 |
| Total | 62 | 55 | 56 | 67 | 60 | 45 | 53 | 43 | ||||||
| Notifications per 100,000 population | 140 | 119 | 118 | 137 | 114 | 90 | 196 | |||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| No. of deaths each year— | ||||||||||||||
| Pulmonary | 17 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 10 |
| Non-pulmonary | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | - | 2 |
| Total | 30 | 29 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 38 | 18 | 12 | ||||||
| Deaths per 100,000 population | 68 | 63 | 74 | 69 | 62 | 76 | 61 | |||||||
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925.
Public Health Act, 1936, Section 172. -
Action under these powers was not necessary during the year.
REPORT ON THE BOROUGH ISOLATION HOSPITAL
During the year 119 patients were admitted to the Isolation Hospital as compared
with 138 in 1939. Of these, 52 were sent in as scarlatina (117 in 1939) and 55 as diphtheria
(20 in 1939), two as chickenpox, 5 as measles, and 5 as rubella. Of the cases sent
in as scarlatina, 3 were unconfirmed. Similarly, of the cases sent in as diphtheria or suspected
diphtheria, 2 were unconfirmed.
The following two tables show the figures for the year and for each month respectively.
Table No. 45.
| Remaining on 1.1.40 | Admitted during year as | Subsequently diagnosed as | Discharged recovered | Died | Mort. per cent. | Remaining 31.12.40 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlatina | 8 | 52 | 49 | 54 | - | - | '3 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 155 | 53 | 43 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| Chickenpox | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | 5 | 5 | 4 | - | - | 1 |
| Rubella | - | 5 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Other diseases | - | 5 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - |
One diphtheria death was due to oedema of glottis and pharyngitis.
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