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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 1950
[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 IX
Notifiable Diseases during the Year (other than Tuberculosis)
| Diseases | Ages | Total cases notified | 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 | |||
| Dysentery | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | - |
| Food Poisoning | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 16 | - |
| Laryngeal Diphtheria | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Measles | 25 | 48 | 83 | 114 | 87 | 337 | 5 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 701 | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Pneumonia | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 56 | 22 |
| Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 | - | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 7 | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 89 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 14 | 18 | 28 | 44 | 32 | 113 | 2 | — | 4 | — | - | — | 255 | 1 |
| Totals | 45 | 71 | 118 | 170 | 135 | 517 | 18 | 10 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 1,143 | 24 |
The number of cases of infectious diseases (including Tuberculosis) notified during
the year, according to their locality, are shown below:—
Table X
| Diseases | Total | Waxlow Manor | Northcote | Hambrough | Dormers Wells | Glebe | Norwood Green | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysentery | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Food Poisoning | 16 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | 8 | - | - |
| Laryngeal Diphtheria | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Measles | 701 | 57 | 179 | 127 | 201 | 81 | 56 | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| Pneumonia | 56 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| Poliomyelitis | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 7 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 89 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 15 | - |
| Tuberculosis | 84 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 15 |
| Whooping Cough | 255 | 38 | 46 | 30 | 60 | 58 | 23 | 1 |
| Totals | 1,227 | 146 | 260 | 195 | 323 | 192 | 111 | 39 |