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Southall 1941

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]

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Table No. 42.

Age PeriodsNew CasesDeaths
PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
0-1
1-5
5-10111
10-1511
15-256911341
25-351091672
35-4582321
45-657317
65+12
Totals33263221134

Of the 38 deaths, 25—or 65 per cent.—were of notified cases.
The occupations of the new cases were as follows :—

Table No. 43.

OccupationsPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
MaleFemaleMaleFemale
Building and decorating trades61–_
Schoolchildren231
Clerical work321
Domestic duties10
Factory hands43
No occupation53
Various1352
Totals332632

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 126 patients were admitted to the Isolation Hospital as compared
with 119 in 1940. Of these, 56 were sent in as scarlatina (52 in 1940) and 59 as diphtheria
(55 in 1940), 4 as measles, and 6 as scabies and impetigo. Of the cases sent in as
scarlatina, 3 were unconfirmed. Similarly, of the cases sent in as diphtheria or suspected
diphtheria, 8 were unconfirmed.
The following two tables show the figures for the year and for each month
respectively.
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