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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 1946
[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 | Hambrough | Dormers Wells | Glebe | Norwood Green | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 30 |
| February | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 21 |
| March | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 35 |
| April | 8 | 1 | 5 | i | 7 | 10 | 32 |
| May | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32 |
| June | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 37 |
| July | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 37 |
| August | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 34 |
| September | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 43 |
| October | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 32 |
| November | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 34 |
| December | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4i |
| 63 | 57 | 57 | 48 | 100 | 83 | 408 |
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 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 9 |
| Congenital Malformations, etc. | 11 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 16 |
| Gastro-enteritis, Diarrhœa, etc. | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Prematurity | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| Accidental (Suffocation) | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 20 | 3 | 2 | — | 25 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | 37 |
Live Births. Legitimate 1,034
Illegitimate 56
Infant Deaths. Legitimate 32
Illegitimate 5
Table VIII
Summary of Health Visiting Work for the Year 1946
| Visits to infants— | |
| First visits | 1,019 |
| Re-visits | 3,449 |
| Visits to children— | |
| First visits | 147 |
| Re-visits | 4,987 |
| Visits to expectant mothers | 1,598 |
| Visits for infectious disease | 468 |
| Visits to schools | 58* |
| Child Life Protection visits | 163 |
| Miscellaneous visits | 893 |
| Removals | 226 |
| No access | 2,105 |
| Re adoptions | 108 |
| Total | 15,221 |
*At these visits 489 children were examined.
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