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Southall 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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The number of cases of infectious diseases (including Tuberculosis) notified during
the year, according to the locality, is shown below:—
Table VIII
| Diseases | Total | Waxlow Manor | Northcote | Ham-brough | Dormers Wells | Glebe | Norwood Green | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysentery | 112 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 42 | 15 | — |
| Encephalitis (Post-infectious) | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Erysipelas | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Measles | 898 | 159 | 170 | 196 | 97 | 112 | 164 | — |
| Meningococcal infection | 4 | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 58 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 97 | 11 | 32 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 11 | — |
| Tuberculosis | 102 | 6 | 16 | 39 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 3 |
| Total | 1,293 | 195 | 240 | 277 | 186 | 189 | 206 | 7 |
Dysentery 43 cases confirmed Shigella Sonnei by bacteriological examination.
1 case confirmed Shigella Flexner.
1 case confirmed Shigella Boydii.
7 cases originally notified as suspected dysentery confirmed Shigella Sonnei.
7 cases originally notified as gastro-enteritis confirmed Shigella Sonnei.
1 case originally notified as gastro-enteritis confirmed Shigella Flexner.
Food Poisoning 2 cases confirmed Salmonella typhi murium by bacteriological examination.
Puerperal Pyrexia 48 Southall patients developed puerperal pyrexia after confinement in outside
hospitals.
Table IX
Tuberculosis Notifications—Ages and Classifications
| Age Periods | Notifications | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| 0-1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1-5 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | — | — | — |
| 5-10 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 10-15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15-25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 25-35 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 35-45 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 45-65 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | — | — |
| 65+ | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Total | 53 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | — |