Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Table III.
Male. | Female. | Total 1943. | Total 1942. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Typhoid fever, etc | _ | _ | _ | _ |
2. | Cerebro-spinal fever | - | - | - | 2 |
3. | Scarlet fever | - | - | _ | - |
4. | Whooping cough | - | - | - | - |
5. | Diphtheria | - | - | - | i |
6. | Tuberculosis-Respiratory | 20 | 14 | 34 | 24 |
7. | Other tuberculosis | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
8. | Syphilitic diseases | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
9. | Influenza | 2 | 3 | 5 | - |
10. | Measles | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
11. | Ac. poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | - | - | - | 1 |
12. | Ac. inf. encephalitis | - | - | - | 2 |
13/l6 | Cancer (all forms) | 51 | 46 | 97 | 72 |
17. | Diabetes | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
18. | Intra-cran. vase. lesions | 10 | 23 | 33 | 41 |
19. | Heart disease | 43 | 5i | 94 | 82 |
20. | Other circulatory diseases | 7 | 22 | 29 | 21 |
21. | Bronchitis | 12 | 18 | 30 | 14 |
22. | Pneumonia (all forms) | 15 | 15 | 30 | 35 |
23. | Other respiratory diseases | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
24. | Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 8 | 2 | 10 | 9 |
25. | Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 7 | 5 | 12 | 8 |
26. | Appendicitis | - | - | - | 1 |
27. | Other digestive diseases | 9 | 2 | 11 | 12 |
28. | Nephritis | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
29. | Puerperal sepsis | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
30. | Other maternal causes | - | - | - | 2 |
31. | Premature birth | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
32. | Congenital malformations, etc | 9 | 5 | 14 | 16 |
33. | Suicide | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
34. | Road traffic accidents | - | 2 | ||
35. | Other violence | 8 | 4 | 12 | 13 |
36. | All other causes | 21 | 14 | 35 | 41 |
Total Deaths | 249 | 243 | 492 | 444 |
Table IV.
Ward | Male | Female | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Waxlow Manor | 37 | 26 | 63 |
Northcote | 42 | 28 | 70 |
Hambrough | 48 | 45 | 93 |
Dormers Wells | 36 | 37 | 73 |
Glebe | 43 | 61 | 104 |
Norwood Green | 43 | 46 | 89 |
Total | 249 | 243 | 492 |