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 Heston and Isleworth]
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1942. | 1941. | |
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Hospital Treatment of Infectious Diseases. Total cases treated in hospitals. | 248 | 370 |
Diphtheria Immunisation. | ||
No. of attendances at clinics. | 16,098 | 12,846 |
No. given certificates after immunising. | 2,089 | 1,989 |
No. submitted to primary Schick test. | 2,986 | 3,094 |
- Schick positive. | 2,751 | 2,916 |
- Schick negative. | 235 | 178 |
No. of cases of diphtheria in immunised persons. | — | 3 |
No. of deaths from diphtheria in immunised persons. |
TABLE OF CAUSES OF DEATHS DURING 1942.
(According to figures furnished by the Registrar General).
All causes | Male. | Female. | |
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516 | 454 | ||
1 | Typhoid and paratyphoid fever | - | - |
2 | Cerebro-spinal fever | 1 | - |
3 | Scarlet Fever | - | - |
4 | Whooping cough | 3 | 1 |
5 | Diphtheria | 1 | - |
6 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 34 | 23 |
7 | Other forms of tuberculosis | 7 | 6 |
8 | Syphilitic diseases | 6 | 2 |
9 | Influenza | 1 | 2 |
10 | Measles | 2 | - |
11 | Acute polio-myelitis and polio-encephalitis | - | - |
12 | Acute infectious encephalitis ...... | - | - |
13m | Cancer of buccal cavity and oesophagus ... | 7 | - |
13f | Cancer of uterus | - | 11 |
14 | Cancer of stomach and duodenum | 12 | 11 |
15 | Cancer of breast | — | 16 |
16 | Cancer of all other sites | 54 | 37 |
17 | Diabetes | 4 | 2 |
18 | Intro-cranial vascular lesions | 50 | 50 |
19 | Heart disease | 117 | 97 |
20 | Other diseases of circulatory system | 18 | 18 |
21 | Bronchitis | 24 | 22 |
22 | Pneumonia | 32 | 29 |
23 | Other respiratory diseases | 6 | 3 |
24 | Ulceration of stomach or duodenum | 10 | 1 |
25 | Diarrhoea under 2 years | 13 | 15 |
26 | Appendicitis | 3 | 3 |
27 | Other digestive diseases | 10 | 7 |
28 | Nephritis | 7 | 18 |
29 | Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | 1 | |
30 | Other maternal causes | - | 3 |
31 | Premature birth | 10 | 9 |
32 | Cong, malformations, birth injury, etc. | 14 | 5 |
33 | Suicide | 5 | 2 |
34 | Road Traffic Accidents | 5 | 2 |
35 | Other violent causes | 12 | 11 |
36 | All other causes | 48 | 47 |
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