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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 1943
[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 | 17 | 1 |
| County School | 5 | - |
| Clifton Road | 14 | _ |
| Dormers Wells | 2 | 1 |
| Featherstone Road | 11 | _ |
| North Road | 24 | 2 |
| St. Anselms | 9 | _ |
| Tudor Road | 13 | 3 |
| Western Road | 10 | |
| Lady Margaret Road | 43 | 1 |
| Other Schools | 6 | - |
| 154 | 8 |
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 | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| 5-10 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 10-15 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15-25 | 14 | 12 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 25-35 | 5 | 11 | - | 2 | 5 | 8 | - | 2 |
| 35-45 | 8 | 5 | - | 1 | 7 | 2 | - | - |
| 45-65 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| 65+ | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | i | - | - |
| Totals | 34 | 37 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 |
Of the 40 deaths, 33-or 82 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 | 3 | _ | 1 | _ |
| Schoolchildren | 1 | I | _ | 1 |
| Clerical work | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| Domestic duties | _ | 16 | _ | 1 |
| Factory hands | 10 | 10 | _ | 1 |
| No occupation | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Various | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 34 | 37 | 4 | 5 |