London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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The number of cases of infectious diseases (including Tuberculosis) notified during
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| Diseases | Total | Waxlow Manor | North-cote | Ham-brough | Dormers Wells | Glebe | Norwood Green | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysentery | 40 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
| Encephalitis Acute-Infective | 2 | 1 | - | |||||
| Erysipelas | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| Food Poisoning | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | ||
| Malaria | - | |||||||
| Measles | 476 | 107 | 49 | 93 | 185 | 33 | - | |
| Meningococcal Infection | ||||||||
| Pneumonia | 3 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 3 | |||
| Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | ||||||||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 | 2 | - | |||||
| Scarlet Fever | 45 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 5 | - | ||
| Whooping Cough | 149 | 3° | 50 | 24 | 39 | 3 | 3 | |
| Tuberculosis | 80 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 25 | 8 | ||
| Total | 887 | 176 | 139 | 298 | 66 | 8 |
Dysentery — 14 cases confirmed Shigella Sonnei by bacteriological investigation
1 case confirmed amoebic dysentery
2 cases notified as gastro-enteritis confirmed Shigella Sonnei
5 cases originally notified as suspected food poisoning confirmed Shigella Sonnei
Food Poisoning — 5 cases confirmed Salmonella Typhi Murium
1 case originally notified as dysentery confirmed Salmonella Typhi Murium
Poliomyelitis — 1 confirmed case—paralytic
Table IX
Tuberculosis Notifications—Ages 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 | 4 | - | - | - | ||||
| 5-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 10-15 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15-25 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25-35 | 16 | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 35-45 | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 45-65 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 65+ | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 47 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |