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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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| Certified Cause of Death. | Under 1 week | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | Total under weeks | 1-3 months | 3-6 months | 6-9 months | 9-12 months | Total deaths under 1 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronchitis, Pneumonia, etc. | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 9 |
| Accidental | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Congenital Malformations, etc. | 9 | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| Gastro-enteritis, Diarrhoea, etc. | - | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| Congenital Heart Disease | 3 | 2 | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Prematurity | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | 11 |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 47 |
Live Births. Legitimate, 788. Infant Deaths. Legitimate, 45.
Illegitimate, 38. Illegitimate, 2.
The monthly registration of births classified as to Wards is given
following table.
Table VIII.
| Summary of Health Visiting Work for the year 1942. Visits to infants— | |
| First visits | 735 |
| Re-visits | 2,986 |
| Visits to children— | |
| First visits | 84 |
| Re-visits | 4,313 |
| Visits to expectant mothers | 707 |
| Visits for infectious disease | 730 |
| Visits to schools | 43* |
| Child Life Protection visits | 189 |
| Miscellaneous visits | 322 |
| Removals | 210 |
| No access | 1,127 |
| Total | 11,446 |
*At these visits a total of 505 children were examined.
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