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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Feltham]
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Causes of Death
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Tuberculosis—Respiratory | 5 | — | 5 |
| 2. —Other | — | — | — |
| 3. Syphilitic disease | 1 | — | 1 |
| 4. Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| 5. Whooping cough | — | — | — |
| 6. Meningococcal infection | — | — | — |
| 7. Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — |
| 8. Measles | — | — | — |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | 1 | 1 |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | 4 | 4 |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | 3 | 3 |
| 14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 16 | 13 | 29 |
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | — | 2 | 2 |
| 16. Diabetes | — | 2 | 2 |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | 13 | 33 | 46 |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | 42 | 18 | 60 |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 20. Other heart disease | 10 | 25 | 35 |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 22. Influenza | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 23. Pneumonia | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 15 | 9 | 24 |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 6 | — | 6 |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 2 | — | 2 |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | 3 | — | 3 |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth and abortion | — | — | — |
| 31. Congenital malformations | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 16 | 15 | 31 |
| 33. Motor Vehicles, accidents | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 34. All other accidents | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 35. Suicide | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — |
| 187 | 160 | 347 |