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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Table VI
Notifiable Diseases During the Year 1962 (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 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 79 | 20 | 9 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 230 | |
| Acute Infective Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Food Poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Measles | 3 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 97 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 178 | |
| Pneumonia | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 11 | 12 | 33 | 3 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 19 | |
| Typhoid Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | - | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | 12 | |
| Total | 12 | 36 | 28 | 28 | 41 | 198 | 27 | 18 | 33 | 14 | 29 | 19 | 483 | 3 |
Dysentery 111 cases Pathological investigation gave negative results.
89 cases Pathological investigation confirmed Shigella Sonnei.
2 cases Pathological investigation confirmed Shigella Flexneri.
12 cases Pathological investigation confirmed Salmonella Heidelberg.
1 case Pathological investigation confirmed Salmonella.
7 cases Pathological investigation confirmed Salmonella Bredeney.
8 cases Specimens not provided.
10 cases Originally notified as gastro-enteritis confirmed Shigella Sonnei.
3 cases Originally notified as? food poisoning confirmed Shigella Sonnei.
1 case Originally notified as suspected dysentery confirmed Shigella Sonnei.
Food Poisoning 3 cases Pathological investigation confirmed Salmonella Typhi Murium.
1 case Originally notified as gastro-enteritis confirmed Salmonella Bredeney.
Table VII
The number of cases of infectious diseases (including Tuberculosis) notified during the year, according to the locality, is shown below:—
| Diseases | Total | Waxlow Manor | Northcote | Hambrough | Dormers Wells | Glebe | Norwood Green | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysentery | 230 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 22 | 162 | 21 | |
| Acute Infective encephalitis | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | |
| Erysipelas | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | |
| Food Poisoning | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | |
| Measles | 178 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 83 | 66 | 11 | |
| Pneumonia | 33 | 1 | 2 | - | 24 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 19 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Whooping Cough | 12 | - | 1 | 8 | 3 | - | - | |
| Tuberculosis | 71 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| Total | 554 | 20 | 32 | 50 | 154 | 253 | 45 | 4 |