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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-Norwood 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall-Norwood]
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Table of Ages.
| 1—5 years. | 5—15 years. | 15 — 40 years. | 40—45 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
The distribution was as follows:—
| 1904. | 1903. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Houses. | Cases. | Houses. | |
| North of Railway | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| South of Railway | 13 | 12 | i 2 | 11 |
Cases were notified in the following months:—
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Incidence of Diphtheria per 1 ,000 of Population.
| 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1963 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 11.1 | 9.3 | 11.7 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| 3.2 | 4.7 | ||||||||||
| Average incidence per 1,000 for years 1892—1897. | Average incidence per 1,000 per years 1898—1903. | ||||||||||
The incidence of Diphtheria for the year is 1.2 per 1,ooo, which
is a low one compared with previous years considering the great
increase in population.
The cases divide themselves into three groups, which occurred
successively on the South side, North side, and again the South side.
The first group on the South side was six cases, 3 Membranous
Croup and 3 Diphtheria. These cases occurred between January
and May. From May up to July 4th, no case was notified in the
district. The second group, 5 Diphtheria occurred on the North
side, between July 4th and 20th. There was no further case notified
on the North side until December 28th. The third group of 7 cases
occurred on the South side, between July 29th and December 13th.
There has been no evidence whatever to show that these groups were
related to each other, and it has not been possible to trace infection
in the individual cases of the various groups from person to person.
(1) From October, 1903, the district was free from Notified Diphtheria
until January 5th, 1904, on which date two of the cases in the first
group occurred in one house in Clarence Street. On these cases I