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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 1952
[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 | I 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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | 31 | - |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 15 | - |
| Food Poisoning | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 7 | i | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 27 | - |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Measles | 10 | 36 | 54 | 65 | 76 | 271 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 528 | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Paratyphoid | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Pneumonia | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 13 | 61 | 35 |
| Poliomyelitis | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 8 | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 7 | - |
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | 4 | - | 10 | 63 | 9 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 104 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 59 | - |
| Total | 18 | 44 | 70 | 88 | 103 | 387 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 36 | 18 | 844 | 35 |
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 | North-cote | Ham-brough | Dormers Wells | Glebe | Norwood Green | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysentery | 31 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 18 | - |
| Erysipelas | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Food Poisoning | 27 | 1 | - | 4 | 12 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Malaria | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Measles | 528 | 25 | 58 | 150 | 101 | 118 | 76 | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paratyphoid | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 61 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
| Poliomyelitis | ||||||||
| Paralytic | 7 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Non-Paralytic | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 7 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 104 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 16 | - |
| Tuberculosis | 123 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 49 | 25 | 10 | 9 |
| Whooping Cough | 59 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 26 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Total | 967 | 74 | 112 | 188 | 239 | 198 | 156 | 44 |