Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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T able VIII
Diseases | Total | Waxlow Manor | Northcote | Hambrough | Dormers Wells | Glebe | Norwood Green | Total Deaths |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dysentery | †l7 | 5 | — | — | 9 | 1 | 2 | — |
Encephalitis | 1 | - | — | - | 1 | — | - | - |
Erysipelas | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
Food Poisoning | *19 | 2 | - | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | - |
Malaria | 1 | — | — | — | - | 1 | - | - |
Measles | 1,329 | 203 | 220 | 183 | 215 | 285 | 223 | - |
Meningococcal Infection | 3 | 1 | — | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
OphthalmiaNeomatorum | 1 | - | — | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Pneumonia | 145 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 43 | 35 | 2 |
Poliomyelitis: Paralytic | 9 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Non-Paralytic | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | - |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | - | - | - |
Scarlet Fever | 40 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | - |
Tuberculosis | 67 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
Whooping Cough | 109 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 35 | 19 | - |
Total | 1,768 | 263 | 261 | 233 | 325 | 386 | 300 | 12 |
The number of cases of infectious diseases (including Tuberculosis) notified during
the year, according to the locality, are shown below:—
†8 notified as bacillary dysentery from St. Bernard's Hospital.
2 notified as Sonne dysentery from University College Hospital.
*6 confirmed Salmonella typhi murium by bacteriological examination.
‡1 case diagnosed as streptococcal tonsillitis.
Table IX
Tuberculosis N otifications— A ges and Classifications
Age Periods | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
0-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1-5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
5-10 | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | — | - | - |
10-15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
15-25 | 7 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
25-35 | 10 | 4 | 3 | - | — | - | - | - |
35-45 | 6 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | — | - |
45-65 | 16 | 7 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - |
65+ | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Total | 41 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - | - |