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Southall 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Table VII
Notifiable Diseases During the Year 1964 (Other than Tuberculosis)
| Diseases | Ages | Total cases notified | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 54 |
| Encephalitis (Infective) | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Encephalitis (Post-Infectious) | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Food Poisoning | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Infective Hepatitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 7 |
| Measles | 9 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 16 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 75 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 23 |
| Whooping Cough | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 35 |
| Total | 24 | 17 | 27 | 18 | 25 | 50 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 211 |
Dysentery 1 case confirmed Shigella flexner by bacteriological examination.
15 cases confirmed Shigella sonnei by bacteriological examination.
1 case originally notified as dysentery confirmed Salmonella tennessee.
Food Poisoning 2 cases confirmed Salmonella typhi-murium by bacteriological examination.
1 case originally notified as dysentery confirmed Salmonella tennessee.
Puerperal Pyrexia 62 Southall patients developed puerperal pyrexia after confinement in outside
hospitals.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysentery | 54 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| Encephalitis (Infective) | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Encephalitis (Post Infectious) | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Infective Hepatitis | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Measles | 75 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
| Pneumonia | 10 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 23 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 14 | 6 |
| Whooping Cough | 35 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Tuberculosis | 98 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 25 | 9 | 6 |
| Total | 309 | 55 | 42 | 66 | 55 | 54 | 37 |
Dysentery 1 case confirmed Shigella flexner by bacteriological examination.
15 cases confirmed Shigella sonnei by bacteriological examination.
1 case originally notified as dysentery confirmed Salmonella tennessee.
Food Poisoning ... 2 cases confirmed Salmonella typhi-murium by bacteriological examination.
1 case originally notified as dysentery confirmed Salmonella tennessee.
Puerperal Pyrexia ... 62 Southall patients developed puerperal pyrexia after confinement in outside
hospitals.
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