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Heston and Isleworth 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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DEATHS FROM NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1935. Age Groups.
| Under 1 year. | 1 yr- | 2 yrs. | 3 yrs. | 4 yrs. | 5 yrs. | 10 yrs. | 15 yrs. | 20 yrs. | 35 yrs. | 45 yrs. | 65 yrs. and over. | Total all Ages. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 7 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 36 |
| Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Polio- Encephalitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 5 |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 47 |
For Tuberculosis Deaths—see other Table.
The table hereunder gives the number of cases of infectious diseases that were notified from the several institutions in the district during 1938
| Enteric Fever | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Pneumonia i (all forms) | Erysipelas | Puerperal Pyrexia | Cerebro-Spinal Fever | Ophthalmia Neonatorum | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Other Tuberculosis | Encephalitis Lethargica | Acute Poliomyelitis | Dysentery | Total | |
| West Middlesex Hospital | 3 | 6 | 5 | 129 | 17 | 57 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 252 | |
| Hounslow Hospital | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | 8 | ||||||||
| Hounslow Barracks | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| *St. Mary's School ... | ||||||||||||||
| Nazareth House | 16 | 2 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 3 | 26 | 5 | 131 | 20 | 57 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 281 |
*Closed in June, 1938.
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