Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ruislip]
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Disease. | Males. | Females. | Totals. |
---|---|---|---|
2. Measles | |||
3. Scarlet Fever | |||
4. Whooping Cough | — | — | |
5. Diphtheria | 1 | — | 1 |
6. Influenza | 4 | 4 | 8 |
7. Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | 1 | 2 |
8. Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | 1 | 1 |
9. Respiratory Tuberculosis | 10 | 8 | 18 |
10. Other Tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | |
11. Syphilis | — | — | — |
12. General Paralysis of insane, etc. | 1 | — | 1 |
13. Cancer | 29 | 24 | 53 |
14. Diabetes | 1 | 1 | 2 |
15. Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | 2 | 4 | 6 |
16. Heart disease | 32 | 23 | 55 |
17. Aneurysm | — | — | — |
18. Other circulatory diseases | 4 | 15 | 19 |
19. Bronchitis | 4 | 2 | 6 |
20. Pneumonia all forms | 13 | 8 | 21 |
21. Other respiratory | 3 | 1 | 4 |
22. Peptic ulcer | — | — | — |
23. Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
24. Appendicitis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
25. Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | — | 3 |
26. Other diseases of liver | — | — | — |
27. Other digestive | 7 | 4 | 11 |
28. Nephritis acute and chronic | 3 | 2 | 5 |
29. Puerperal sepsis | — | — | — |
30. Other puerperal causes | — | — | — |
31. Congenital debility, Premature birth, etc. | 11 | 9 | 20 |
32. Senility | 1 | 1 | 2 |
33. Suicide | 2 | 4 | 6 |
34. Other violence | 11 | 9 | 20 |
35. Other defined diseases | 20 | 9 | 29 |
36. Ill defined causes | — | — | — |
All Causes: Totals | 166 | 132 | 298 |
General Provisions of Health Services in the Area.
Hospitals.
Fever Hospital.
The Isolation Hospital is situated outside the district at
Hillingdon, Uxbridge. Ruislip-Northwood is one of the four authorities
included in the Joint Hospital Board.
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