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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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The following table shows the various infectious diseases (other than tuberculosis)
notified during the year and also their age incidence:—
Table No. 39.
Notifiable Diseases during the year (other than Tuberculosis).
| Diseases | Ages | Total cases notified | Cases admitted to hospital | Deaths | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 to 2 | 2 to 3 | 3 to 4 | 4 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and over | ||||
| Whooping cough | 17 | 16 | 37 | 23 | 29 | 82 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 208 | – | – |
| Scarlet fever | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 59 | 56 | – |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 3 | – | – | – | 60 | 59 | 4 |
| Measles | 17 | 40 | 59 | 70 | 84 | 281 | 13 | 6 | 5 | – | – | – | 575 | 2 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 4 | 3* | – |
| Erysipelas | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 10 | – | 15 | 7* | – |
| Pneumonia | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 22 | 45 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Cerebro-spinal fever, &c. | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 10 | 10* | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 5* | 2 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6 | 6* | – |
*To London hospitals or institutions outside the district.
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 | North-cote | Ham-brough | Dormers Wells | Glebe | Norwood Green | Admitted to Hospital | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet fever | 59 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 56 | – |
| Diphtheria | 60 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 59 | 4 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | – |
| Pneumonia | 47 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 22* | 45 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Tuberculosis (all forms) | 64 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 9 | – | 38 |
| Erysipelas | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | – | – | 15* | – |
| Measles | 575 | 181 | 59 | 50 | 103 | 118 | 64 | – | – |
| Whooping cough | 208 | 63 | 16 | 34 | 31 | 34 | 30 | – | – |
| Cerebro-spinal fever, &c. | 10 | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | – | 9* | 2 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 6 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6* | – |
| Totals | 1,049 | 276 | 120 | 121 | 199 | 204 | 129 | 171 | 89 |
*To London hospitals and institutions outside the district.
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