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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 1944
[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 :—
Table XXV.
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 | 10 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 22 | 19 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 111 | 4 | 1 |
| Scarlet fever | 1 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 115 | 89 | — | |
| Diphtheria | — | — | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | — | 15 | 15 | — | |
| Measles | 7 | 58 | 34 | 75 | 151 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 367 | 15 | — | |
| Puerperal pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 14 | 121 | — |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 10 | 5* | — |
| Pneumonia | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 56 | 26 | 25 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3* | — |
| Cerebral-spinal fever, &c. | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3* | 1 |
*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 :—
T able XXVI.
| Diseases | Total | Waxlow Manor | North-cote | Ham-brough | Dormers Wells | Glebe | Norwood Green | Admitted to Hospital | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet fever | 115 | 24 | 27 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 11 | 89 | - |
| Diphtheria | 15 | 4 | 6 | i | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | - |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12* | - |
| Pneumonia | 50 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 26 | 25 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | - | 3* | - |
| Tuberculosis (all forms) | 75 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 17 | 12 | - | 20 |
| Erysipelas | 10 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5* | - | |
| Measles | 367 | 99 | 17 | 13 | 26 | 138 | 74 | 15 | - |
| Whooping cough | 111 | 37 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 1 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever, &c. | 3 | 1 | i | i | - | 3* | 1 | ||
| Totals | 763 | 189 | 67 | 59 | 96 | 230 | 122 | 172 | 47 |
*To London hospitals and institutions outside the district.
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