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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 following table shows the various infectious diseases (other than tuberculosis)
notified during the year and also their age incidence :—

Table: Table XXVNotifiable Diseases during the year (other than Tuberculosis)

Table XXV

Notifiable Diseases during the year (other than Tuberculosis)

DiseasesAgesTotal cases notifiedDeaths
Under 1 year1 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 6565 and over
Whooping cough912129723------72-_
Scarlet fever-3786372071---88-
Diphtheria11---3-3----8-
Measles142547395514423221-334-
Puerperal pyrexia-------882--18-
Erysipelas1--1----12229-
Pneumonia52231941651435527
Ophthalmia neonatorum4-----------4-
Cerebro-spinal fever, &c.311--12--211121
Dysentery------19143631913
Poliomyelitis--1--2------3-

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The number of cases of infectious diseases (including tuberculosis) notified during
the year, according to their locality, are shown below :—

Table: Table XXVI

Table XXVI

DiseasesTotalWaxlow ManorNorth-coteHam-broughDormers WellsGlebeNorwood GreenTotal deaths
Scarlet fever8822191019513-
Diphtheria8-31-13-
Puerperal pyrexia18142713-
Pneumonia5511741091427
Ophthalmia neonatorum41-21---
Tuberculosis (all forms)10517221225141530
Erysipelas92-16---
Measles334813551345281-
Whooping cough7230681189-
Cerebro-spinal fever, &c.121221331
Poliomyelitis--------
Totals70516698931149314158