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Southall-Norwood 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall-Norwood]
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Scarlet Fever.
The number of cases notified, excluding Institutions, was 92,
as compared with 66 for 1905, of these 41 were males and 51
females, with the exception of 12 all were removed to the Isolation
Hospital, where one proved fatal. The cases occurred at the
following ages:—
Ages.
| Under 1 year | 1—5 | 5—15 | 15—25 | 25—65 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 26 | 63 | 2 | 1 |
Cases were notified every month as follows :—
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 5 | l6 | 4 |
The notified cases for the months of 1905 were:-
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
Incidence of Scarlet Fever per 1,000 of Population.
| 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.6 | 13.8 | 7.3 | 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 4.8 per 1,000, as compared with 3.2
for 1905, and 9.2 for 1904.
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 toWest,
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.
The distribution of the cases has been much the same as for
previous years; that is to say, the larger proportion occurred on
the South side of the Railway. Of the total number of cases 36
occurred on the North, and 56 South of the Railway.
This distribution is shown in the following table; the
distribution for the previous five years is also given for the purposes
of comparison.