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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Monthly Registration of Births.
The monthly registration of births classified as to Wards is given in the
following table.
TABLE VI.
| Waxlow Manor | North-cote | Ham-brough | Dormers Wells | Glebe | Norwood Green | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 22 |
| February | 7 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 50 |
| March | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 53 |
| April | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| May | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
| June | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 34 |
| July | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 28 |
| August | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 29 |
| September | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 29 |
| October | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| November | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| December | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 25 |
| 58 | 53 | 53 | 38 | 90 | 47 | 339 |
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 | 9-12 months | Total deaths under 1 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronchitis, Pneumonia, etc. | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Congenital Malformations, etc. | 7 | 1 | - | 1 | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | 10 |
| Gastro-enteritis, Diarrhœa, etc. | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Prematurity | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Accidental (Suffocation) | — | - | - | - | — | 1 | — | - | - | 1 |
| Miscellaneous | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 25 |
Live Births. Legitimate, 750. Infant Deaths. Legitimate, 22.
Illegitimate, 60. Illegitimate, 3.
Table VIII.
Summary of Health Visiting Work for the Year 1945. Visits to infants—
| First visits | 853 |
| Re-visit | 2,757 |
| Visits to children— | |
| First visits | 337 |
| Re-visits | 4,710 |
| Visits to expectant mothers | 881 |
| Visits for infectious disease | 1,347 |
| Visits to schools | 53* |
| Child Life Protection visits | 206 |
| Miscellaneous visits | 841 |
| Removals | 213 |
| No access | 2,034 |
| Re adoptions | 135 |
| Total | 14,367 |
*At these visits a total of 1,776 children were examined.
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