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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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Cases of infectious diseases occurred during the year among schoolchildren as follows:—
Table No. XXVII.
| School | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria |
|---|---|---|
| Beaconsfield Road | 7 | - |
| Clifton Road | 3 | - |
| Dormers Wells | 3 | 4 |
| Featherstone Road | 3 | 1 |
| North Road | 4 | - |
| Tudor Road | 7 | -_ |
| Western Road | 4 | -_ |
| Lady Margaret Road | 7 | 1 |
| Other Schools | 22 | 3 |
| 60 | 9 |
Table No. XXVIII.
| Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| 0-1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1-5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 5-10 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 10-15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 15-25 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | — | — |
| 25-35 | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | 8 | 4 | — | 1 |
| 35-45 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
| 45-65 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| 65+ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 26 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 3 | |
Of the 31 deaths, 25—or 86 per cent.—were of notified cases.
The occupations of the new cases were as follows :—
Table No. XXIX.
| Occupations | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Building and decorating trades | 4 | _ | 1 | — |
| Schoolchildren | — | _ | _ | — |
| Clerical work | — | 5 | — | — |
| Domestic duties | — | 6 | — | 1 |
| Factory hands | 6 | — | 1 | 3 |
| No occupation | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Various | 13 | 7 | i | — |
| Totals | 25 | 26 | 7 | 6 |