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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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The following table shows the various infectious diseases (other than tuberculosis)
notified during the year and also their age incidence :—
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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 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 36 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 98 | — | — |
| Scarlet fever | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 54 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | 105 | 94 | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 19 | 1 |
| Measles | 11 | 26 | 15 | 29 | 36 | 196 | 11 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 333 | — | — |
| Puerperal pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 1* | — |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4* | — |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 50 | 27 | 35 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — |
| Cerebro-spinal fever, &c. | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6* | 2 |
*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:—
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| Diseases | Total | Waxlow Manor | Northcote | Hambrough | Dormers Wells | Glebe | Norwood Green | Admitted to Hospital | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet fever | 105 | 33 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 94 | — |
| Diphtheria | 19 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 1 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1* | — |
| Pneumonia | 50 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 27* | 35 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | I | 1 | 2* | — |
| Tuberculosis (all forms) | 64 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 11 | — | 31 |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 4* | — |
| Measles | 333 | 94 | 57 | 45 | 49 | 47 | 41 | — | — |
| Whooping cough | 98 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 27 | 21 | 11 | — | — |
| Cerebro-spinal fever, &c. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 6* | 2 |
| Totals | 689 | 173 | 102 | 93 | 130 | 107 | 84 | 153 | 69 |
*To London hospitals and institutions outside the district.
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