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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall-Norwood]
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Table of Ages.
| Under 1 Year. | 1—5 years. | 5 — 15 years. | 15—40 years. | 40-45 years. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
The distribution was as follows:—
| 1906. | 1905. | 1904. | 1903. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Houses. | Cases. | Houses. | Cases. | Houses. | Cases. | Houses | |
| North Railway | 9 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| South of Railway | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Cases were notified in the following months :—
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
Incidence of Diphtheria per 1,000 of Population.
| 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 for years 1898—1903. | ||||||||||
The incidence of Diphtheria for the year is 1.3 per 1,000 as
compared with 1.5 for last year.
The rate is a very low one, considering the character of the
population, which contains such a large proportion at susceptible
ages.
The cases were all of a sporadic nature, and occurred in
separate houses except in one case, where the mother took it from
her child. Enquiries were made as to the origin of all these
cases, but I failed to establish any connection between them, either
through personal contact, or the milk supply. The majority of
the cases were of a very mild form, so mild indeed that there was
apparently nothing the matter except slight sore throat; the
diagnosis of Diphtheria being established by means of
bacteriological examination, and the only circumstances of any
note in connection with many of them was (a) that the majority
of the cases occurred in children who attended the elementary
Schools in which cases of Scarlet Fever had occurred; (b) that
some of the children actually attended School whilst in an
infectious condition, and yet there was no spread from these cases
so far as we could gather.