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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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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 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 30 |
| February | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 43 |
| March | 11 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 44 |
| April | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 42 |
| May | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 36 |
| June | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 43 | |
| July | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 36 | |
| August | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 36 |
| September | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 46 | |
| October | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 35 | |
| November | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 37 |
| December | 5 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 43 |
| 74 | 55 | 85 | 86 | 99 | 72 | 471 |
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. | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 12 |
| Congenital Malformations, etc. | 8 | 2 | - | - | 10 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 13 |
| Gastro-enteritis, Diarrhoea, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 6 |
| Prematurity | 8 | 3 | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| Murder | 1 | - | - | - | i | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 22 | 8 | 1 | - | 31 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 43 |
Live Births. Legitimate 1,055 Infant Deaths. Legitimate 41
Illegitimate 53 Illegitimate 2
Table VIII
Summary of Health Visiting Work for the Year 1947
| Visits to infants— | |
| First visits | 1,081 |
| Re-visits | 3,560 |
| Visits to children— | |
| First visits | 115 |
| Re-visits | 4,425 |
| Visits to expectant mothers | 1,315 |
| Visits for infectious disease | 409 |
| Visits to schools | |
| Child Life Protection visits | 140 |
| Miscellaneous visits | 812 |
| Removals | 245 |
| No access | 2,017 |
| Re adoptions | 63 |
| Total | 14,231 |
At these visits, 705 children were examined.
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