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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The monthly registration of births classified as to Wards is given in the following table.
Table VI.
| Waxlow Manor | North-cote | Hambrough | Dormers Wells | Glebe | Norwood Green | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 38 |
| February | 5 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 41 |
| March | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 39 |
| April | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
| May | 12 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 53 |
| June | 7 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| July | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 39 |
| August | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| September | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 27 |
| October | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 40 |
| November | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 25 |
| December | 6 | - | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 21 |
| 73 | 61 | 52 | 59 | 97 | 80 | 422 |
Live Births. Legitimate, 791.
Illegitimate, 39.
Infant Deaths. Legitimate, 41,
Illegitimate, 3.
Table VII.
| 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 | l 9-12 months | Total deaths under 1 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronchitis, Pneumonia, etc. | -_ | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | _ | 2 | 8 |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Congenital Malformations, etc. | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 7 | i | - | - | - | 8 |
| Gastro-enteritis, Diarrhoea, etc. | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | ||
| Congenital Heart Disease | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | ||
| Prematurity | 9 | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| Miscellaneous | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 44 |
Table VIII.
Summary of Health Visiting Work for the Year 1943.
| Visits to infants- | |
| First visits | 755 |
| Re-visits | 2,446 |
| Visits to children- | |
| First visits | 108 |
| Re-visits | 4,224 |
| Visits to expectant mothers | 818 |
| Visits for infectious disease | 899 |
| Visits to schools | 81* |
| Child Life Protection visits | 211 |
| Miscellaneous visits | 495 |
| Removals | 121 |
| No access | 1,168 |
| Total | 11,326 |
| *At these visits a total of 2,078 children were examined. | |