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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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| Year | Male | Female | Total | Estimated population | Rate per 1,000 population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 48,270 | 1.18 | |
| 1936 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 49,550 | 1.05 | |
| 1937 | 42 | 28 | 70 | 51,560 | 1.35 | |
| 1938 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 52,400 | 0.51 | |
| 1939 | 33 | 41 | 74 | 52,430 | 1.41 | |
| 1940 | 28 | 36 | 64 | 51,670 | 1.23 | |
| 1941 | 34 | 37 | 71 | 50,280 | 1.41 | |
| 1942 | 34 | 38 | 72 | 50,350 | 1.43 | |
| 1943 | 51 | 46 | 97 | 49,730 | 1.95 | |
| 1944 | 37 | 32 | 69 | 48,970 | 1.41 | |
| 1945 | 39 | 44 | 83 | 49,880 | 1.88 | |
| 1946 | 40 | 54 | 94 | 54,440 | 1.64 | |
| 1947 | 45 | 32 | 77 | 56,240 | 1.36 | |
| 1948 | 48 | 36 | 84 | 56,130 | 1.49 | |
| 1949 | 46 | 54 | 100 | 56,350 | 1.77 | |
| 1950 | 52 | 38 | 90 | 56,310 | 1.60 | |
| 1951 | 48 | 46 | 94 | 55,620 | 1.69 | |
| 1952 | 46 | 49 | 95 | 55,430 | 2.01 | |
| 1952 | including long stay hospital deaths | 54 | 57 | 111 | ||
| 1953 | 63 | 57 | 120 | 54,910 | 2.19 | |
| 1954 | 72 | 43 | 115 | 54,440 | 2.11 | |
| 1955 | 60 | 49 | 109 | 53,840 | 2.02 | |
| 1956 | 67 | 65 | 132 | 53,220 | 2.48 | |
| 1957 | 58 | 55 | 113 | 53,000 | 2.13 | |
| 1958 | 91 | 48 | 139 | 52,830 | 2.63 | |
| 1959 | 65 | 50 | 115 | 52,900 | 2.17 | |
| Diseases | Ages | Total cases notified | Deaths | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 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 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 38 | - |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Food poisoning | - | - | - | 1 | - | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - | 19 | - |
| Measles | 16 | 68 | 93 | 80 | 116 | 291 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | — | 674 | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | 20 | 10 | 48 | 3 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Scarlet Fever | - | — | 7 | 8 | 24 | 72 | 11 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 124 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 79 | - |
| Total | 28 | 80 | 111 | 102 | 153 | 403 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 32 | 13 | 989 | 3 |
Dysentery 15 Cases confirmed Shigella Sonnei
1 Case confirmed amoebic dysentery
2 Cases originally notified as dysentery confirmed Salmonella Typhi Murium and
Salmonella Thomson
6 Cases originally notified as gastro-enteritis confirmed Shigella Sonnei
Food Poisoning 8 Cases confirmed Salmonella Typhi Murium
2 Cases confirmed Salmonella St. Paul
2 Cases originally notified as gastro-enteritis confirmed Salmonella Typhi Murium
1 Case originally notified as suspected food poisoning confirmed
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