London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Feltham 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Feltham]
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| Male | Femal | e Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tuberculosis—Respiratory | 1 | — | I |
| 2. | —Other | — | — | — |
| 3. | Syphilitic disease | — | — | — |
| 4. | Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| 5. | Whooping Cough | 1 | — | 1 |
| 6. | Meningococcal infections | — | — | — |
| 7. | Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — |
| 8. | Measles | — | 1 | 1 |
| 9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | 3 | 3 |
| 10. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 11. | Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 18 | 1 | 19 |
| 12. | Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | 9 | 9 |
| 13. | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | 2 | 2 |
| 14. | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 15 | 12 | 27 |
| 15. | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 3 | — | 3 |
| 16. | Diabetes | 1 | — | 1 |
| 17. | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 13 | 19 | 32 |
| 18. | Coronary disease, angina | 28 | 18 | 46 |
| 19. | Hypertension with heart disease | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 20. | Other heart disease | 20 | 25 | 45 |
| 21. | Other circulatory disease | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 22. | Influenza | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 23. | Pneumonia | 13 | 11 | 24 |
| 24. | Bronchitis | 18 | 11 | 29 |
| 25, | Other diseases of respiratory system | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 26. | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 27. | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 2 | — | 2 |
| 28. | Nephritis and nephrosis | — | — | — |
| 29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | 2 | — | 2 |
| 30. | Pregnancy, childbirth and abortion | — | 2 | 2 |
| 31, | Congenital malformations | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 21 | 14 | 35 |
| Motor Vehicles, accidents | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| All other accidents | — | |||
| Suicide | — | — | — | |
| Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — | |
| 192 | 161 | 353 | ||