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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
Heston and Isleworth 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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| 1939 | 1938 | |
|---|---|---|
| Disinfection - no. of rooms disinfected. | 296 | 523 |
| Hospital Treatment of Infectious Diseases. Total cases treated in hospitals. | 410 | 634 |
| Heston Airport. | ||
| Visits by Medical Officers. | 160 | 20 |
| Planes inspected. | 144 | 20 |
| Passengers inspected. | 1,757 | 111 |
| Passengers examined - aliens. | 655 | 2 |
| - others. | 2 | - |
| Passengers placed under surveillance. | 4 05 | 5 |
| Diphtheria Immunisation. | ||
| No. of attendances at clinics. | 6,367 | 6,247 |
| No. given certificates after immunising. | 874 | 824 |
| No. submitted to primary Schick test. | 838 | 1,196 |
| -Schick positive. | 783 | 1,097 |
| -Schick negative. | 55 | 99 |
| No. of cases of diphtheria in immunised persons. | - | 1 |
| No. of deaths from diphtheria in Immunised persons. | - | - |
TABLE OF CAUSES OP DEATHS DURING 1939.
| Causes of Death. | Civil Residents all ages. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Male. | Female. | |
| 447 | 448 | ||
| 1 | Typhoid and paratyphoid fever | - | - |
| 2 | Measles | - | - |
| 3 | Scarlet fever | - | - |
| 4 | Whooping cough | - | 2 |
| 5 | Diphtheria | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Influenza | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Encephalitis lethargica | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Cerebro-spinal fever | - | - |
| 9 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 35 | 27 |
| 10 | Other tuberculosis | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Syphilis | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Cancer | 70 | 62 |
| 14 | Diabetes | 2 | 11 |
| 15 | Cerebral haemorrhage, &c. | 16 | 28 |
| 16 | Heart diseases | 124 | 117 |
| 17 | Aneurysm | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Other circulatory diseases | 33 | 24 |