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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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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 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 2 | - |
| Scarlet fever | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 61 | 13 | 8 | 3 | - | - | - | 106 | 102 | — |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | - | - | - | 31 | 3i | - |
| Measles | 39 | 49 | 79 | 73 | 68 | 164 | 20 | 5 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 500 | 6 | 1 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 31 | - | ||
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3* | - |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 46 | 25 | 29 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | - | ||
| Cerebro-spinal fever, &c. | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | — | - | 5 | 5* | - |
| Dysentery | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 21 | - |
| Paratyphoid | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 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 :—
Table XXVI.
| Diseases | Total | Waxlow Manor | North-cote | Ham-brough | Dormers Wells | Glebe | Norwood Green | Admitted to Hospital | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet fever | 106 | 41 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 104 | - |
| Diphtheria | 3i | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 31 | - |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | i | 1 | 3* | — |
| Pneumonia | 46 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 29 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis (all forms) | 89 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 14 | - | 31 |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 3* | - |
| Measles | 500 | 86 | 65 | 104 | 88 | 82 | 75 | 6 | 1 |
| Whooping cough | 15 | 8 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | - |
| Cerebro-spinal fever, &c. | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | i | 1 | — | 5* | — |
| Totals | 781 | 170 | 118 | 141 | 129 | 127 | 116 | 179 | 61 |
*To London hospitals and institutions outside the district.
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