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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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Cases of infectious diseases occurred during the year among schoolchildren as
follows :—
Table XXVII.
| School | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria |
|---|---|---|
| Beacons field Road | 7 | 1 |
| County School | - | — |
| Clifton Road | 3 | — |
| Dormers Wells | 3 | i |
| Feather stone Road | 5 | — |
| North Road | 7 | — |
| St. Ansel's | 3 | — |
| Tudor Road | 12 | — |
| Western Road | 10 | i |
| Lady Margaret Road | 19 | — |
| Other Schools | 3 | i |
| 72 | 4 |
Table XXVIII.
| Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| 0-1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 1-5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5-10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10-15 | i | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15-25 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 25-35 | 12 | 9 | i | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| 35-45 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 45-65 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — |
| 65+ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 33 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 2 | — |
| Of the 20 deaths, 18—or 86 per cent.— were of notified cases. | ||||||||
The occupations of the new cases were as follows :—
Table XXIX.
| Occupations | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Building and decorating trades | 4 | — | — | — |
| Schoolchildren | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ |
| Clerical work | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Domestic duties | — | 8 | — | 2 |
| Factory hands | 10 | 7 | — | — |
| No occupation | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Various | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 33 | 34 | 4 | 4 |