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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Age Groups—Male
| Site | total | 10-20 | 20-30 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50-60 | 60-70 | 70-80 | 80+ | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '52 | '53 | '52 | '53 | '52 | '53 | '52 | '53 | '52 | '53 | '52 | '53 | '52 | '53 | '52 | '53 | '52 | '53 | |
| Lung | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | - | 7 | - | 1 | ||
| Stomach | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |||||
| Intestine | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Bladder | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | — | - | - | 1 | |||
| Prostrate | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Other | 13 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| Totals | 54 | 63 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 5 | ||||||
age groups—female
| site | Total | 10-20 | 20-30 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50-60 | 60-70 | 70-80 | 80 + | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '52 | '53 | '52 | '53 | '52 | '53 | '52 | '53 | '52 | '53 | '52 | '53 | '52 | '53 | '52 | '53 | '52 | '53 | |
| Breast | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Lung | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | ||
| Stomach | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | - | 3 | ||||
| Uterus | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | ||||
| Intestine | — | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | - | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |||
| Bladder | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other | 15 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | |||||||
| Totals | 57 | 57 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 17 | |||
The figures for both years are inclusive of the deaths occurring at St. Bernard's Hospital, Norwood
Hall and Vine Cottage.
The smallness of the numbers of cases makes it somewhat difficult when the total
is broken down into individual sites, to suggest that the relative proportion of any one site
is particularly great and as cancer is often a slow-growing development in the human body,
the comparison of 2 years totals does not give information which could be considered of
great significance, though the figure for lung cancer in males is appreciably higher. On
comparing the figures with those for the previous years of 1951 and 1950, there appears to
be no extraordinary increase in cancer occurring in any particular site.
Disinfection
In cases of infectious disease, rooms, clothing, etc., were disinfected—rooms by sealing
and fumigating with formalin preparation; clothing, bedding and other infected articles by
removal for disinfection in the Council's disinfector at Havelock Road.
List of premises, articles, etc., disinfected during the year:—
Rooms 20 Eiderdowns 9
Beds 17 Pillows 8
Blankets 57 Plimsolls (routine disinfection
Mattresses 15 during holiday for Feather-
Sheets 38 stone School) (pairs) 50
Books 131 Miscellaneous articles 7
Smallpox Disinfection. In the event of smallpox occurring within the district and
disinfection being required on a considerable scale, arrangements have been made whereby
this could be carried out. An agreement was made with the North-West Metropolitan
Regional Hospital Board whereby in such an event the staff of St. John's Hospital, Uxbridge,
would carry out this work.
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