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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 1951

[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 IXNotifiable Diseases during the Year (other than Tuberculosis)

Table IX

Notifiable Diseases during the Year (other than Tuberculosis)

DiseasesAgesTotal cases notifiedDeaths
Under year1 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 6565 and over
Dysentery241211157222114222112226-
Erysipelas---------1214-
Food Poisoning-1i24931533133-
Measles5399143171206433182-31-1,129-
Meningococcal Infection--1-1-------2-
Paratyphoid-------1----1-
Pneumonia2-413101712152823109-
Poliomyelitis---11522---11-
Puerperal Pyrexia-------461--11-
Scarlet Fever137795261--1-87-
Whooping Cough1824273831752511--222-
Totals761341952312706565434664646271,835-

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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 X

Table X

DiseasesTotalWaxlow ManorNorthcoteHambroughDormers WellsGlebeNorwood GreenTotal Deaths
Dysentery226135171403615-
Erysipelas41-11-1-
Food Poisoning3314-253--
Measles1,12926410764182314198-
Meningococcal Infection2-1-1---
Paratyphoid1--1----
Pneumonia10920201292617-
Poliomyelitis Paralytic11------
N on-Paralytic103-2221-
Puerperal Pyrexia11333-2-
Scarlet Fever8730181114113-
Tuberculosis80912142681118
Whooping Cough222563i25504020-
TotalsI,9I539825220435344026818