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Southall-Norwood 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall-Norwood]
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Scarlet Fever.
The number of cases notified was 145, as compared with 80 for
1903; of these 64 were males and 81 females, with the exception of
11 all were removed to the Isolation Hospital, where 3 proved fatal.
The cases occurred at the following ages:—
Ages.
| Under 1 year | 1—5 | 5—15 | 15—25 | 25-65 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 46 | 9' | 6 | — |
Cases were notified every month, with the exception of January,
as follows
Jan. Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
II 21 14 11 24 21 10 9 14 5 5
The notified cases for the months of 1903 were:—
Jan. Feb. Mar April May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
10 497247 10 9855
Incidence of Scarlet Fever per 1,000 of Population.
| 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 8901 | 1902 | 1903 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.6 | 13.8 | 7.8 | 3.4 | 7.7 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 6.4 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.7 |
| 7.1 | 5.2 | ||||||||||
| Average incidence per 1,000 for years 1892—1897. | Average incidence per 1,000 for years 1898—1903. | ||||||||||
The rate for the year is 9 2 per 1,000, the highest recorded for
the past twelve years, except in 1893, when the rate was 13.8 per 1,000.
For the purpose of considering the comparative distribution of
the cases in the District, the area may be divided into quadrants by
the Railway which passes through from East to West, dividing the
District fairly equally into North and South parts, each of which is
sub-divided into East and West portions by South Road, King
Street and Norwood Road, passing from North to South.
Of the total number of cases, 26 occurred on the North, and 119
South of the Railway. It is a remarkable fact in connection with the
latter cases, that 110 occurred in the western part of the South side
of the District: that is, following an imaginary line from the
Railway Station along King Street down Norwood Road, all the cases
except 9 (4, Kingston Road; 4, Hammond Road, and 1, Havelock
Road) occurred in streets and houses on the right hand side of that
line—i.e., in the South-west quarter of the District.
This distribution is shown in the following table; the distribution
for the past three years is also given for the purposes of
comparison.