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Southall 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Table VI
Notifiable Diseases During the Year 1961 (Other than Tuberculosis)
| Disease | 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 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 15 | - |
| Acute Infective Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | - | 7 | - |
| Food Poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 | - |
| Measles | 41 | 78 | 125 | 126 | 149 | 502 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1,042 | 1* |
| Meningococcal Infection | 1 | — | - | — | 1 | - | — | — | — | - | - | — | 2 | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — |
| Pneumonia | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 3 |
| Poliomyelitis Acute Paralytic | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 27 | - | |||||
| Typhoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - |
| Total | 47 | 84 | 130 | 129 | 159 | 524 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1,136 | 4 |
Dysentery 14 cases Pathological investigation gave negative results.
1 case Specimen not provided.
1 case Originally notified as suspected dysentery confirmed Shigella Flexner.
Food Poisoning 4 cases Confirmed Salmonella Typhi Murium.
Poliomyelitis
Acute Paralytic 1 case Confirmed Traumatic Myositis
Measles * Death of non-notified case.
The number of cases of infectious diseases (including Tuberculosis) notified during the
year, according to the locality, is shown below:—
Table VII
| Diseases | Total | Waxlow Manor | North-cote | Ham-brough | Dormers Wells | Glebe | Norwood Green | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysentery | 15 | 7 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Acute Infective Encephalitis | 3 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 7 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Food Poisoning | 4 | 2 | — | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Measles | 1,042 | 167 | 119 | 144 | 87 | 244 | 281 | 1* |
| Meningococcal Infection | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | — | - | - | - | 1 | — | - |
| Pneumonia | 23 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Poliomyelitis Acute Paralytic | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 8 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | - | - |
| Tuberculosis | 89 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 18 | 1 |
| Total | 1,225 | 185 | 149 | 174 | 131 | 272 | 314 | 5 |
Dysentery 14 cases Pathological investigation gave negative results.
1 case Specimen not provided.
1 case Originally notified as suspected dysentery confirmed Shigella Flexner.
Food Poisoning 4 cases Confirmed Salmonella Typhi Murium.
Poliomyelitis
Acute Paralytic 1 case Confirmed Traumatic Myositis
Measles *Death of non-notified case.
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