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Southall-Norwood 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall-Norwood]
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NOTIFICATION CLASSIFIED IN LOCALITIES FOR
1925.
| Diseases. | Total for District. | East Ward. | West Ward. | Admitted to Hospital. | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 50 | 21 | 38 | 36 | - |
| Diphtheria | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | - |
| Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malaria | - | - | - | - | - |
| Typhoid Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2* | - |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 2 | - | - | 16 |
| Dysentery | 4 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Membranous Croup | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Ophthalmic Neonatorum | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chicken-pox | 108 | 53 | 55 | - | - |
| Tuberculosis | 39 | 15 | 24 | - | 27 |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 232 | 106 | 126 | 49 | 44 |
* To London Hospitals.
SCARLET FEVER.
The number of cases reported during the year were 59.
The incidence rate is 1.5 per 1,000 population. 18 cases
occurred on the North Side of the railway, and 41 on the
South. Cases treated in the Sanatorium were 36, the rest were
isolated at home for special reasons.