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Twickenham 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]

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Table: The following table shows the deaths of infants under 5 years of age which occurred during 1935.Causes of death of children under 5 years of age, 1935.

The following table shows the deaths of infants under 5 years of age which occurred during 1935.

Causes of death of children under 5 years of age, 1935.

CAUSES OF DEATH.1 week1-2 weeks2-3 weeks3-4 weeksTotal under one month1-3 months3-6 months6-9 months9-12 monthsTotal under one year1-2 years2-3 years3-4 years4-5 yearsTotal under five years
Measles.............................................
Scarlet Fever.................................1......1
Whooping Cough.............................................
Diphtheria.......................................11
Erysipelas.............................................
Tuberculosis..............................1...1...2
Bronchitis...............1...1..................2
Pneumonia..................1......1311...6
Enteritis & Gastritis...............2l......3............3
Syphilis.............................................
Atelectasis1.........1............1............1
Accident or injury at birth1.........1............1............1
Congenital malformations1.........11......13............3
Premature birth711...91.........10............10
Debility1.........1............1............1
Atrophy and Marasmus...............2.........2............2
Other diseases2.........21...1...4112...8
Violence1...1...2............2............2
Inattention at birth.............................................
Total1412...17822130534143

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The total number of deaths under one year of age in this table differs slightly from those
in the table of the Registrar General, as the period to which they refer is not identical with that
from which this figure was taken.
Public Mortuary.
During the year 44 bodies were brought into the mortuary. Twenty-seven post-mortem
examinations were made and twenty-one inquests were held.
SECTION B.
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES.
Public Health Officers of the Local Authority.
(a) Medical:—
Medical Officer of Health, School Medical Officer, Medical Superintendent of Infectious
Diseases Hospitals, and Medical Officer to the MaternityandChildWelfareCommittee :
George H. Dupont, M.D., C.M., D.P.H. Whole time.
Assistant to Medical Officer of Health and Medical Officer to the Ante-Natal Clinic :
Ethel Richmond Emslie, M.D., D.P.H. Whole time.
Ophthalmic Surgeon : C. J. Longwortii Blair, M.R.C.S. Part time.
Dental Surgeon : G. Woolford, L.D.S., R.C.S. Part time.
Aurist: R. Savage, M.B., F.R.C.S. Part time.
(b) Other:—
Senior Sanitary Inspector: Leonard Marsden, Cert.R.S.I., Sanitary Inspector and
Inspector of Meat and Other Foods. Whole time.
Sanitary Inspector: Major Vincent Sutclii-fe, Cert.R.S.I., Sanitary Inspector and
Inspector of Meat and Other Foods. Whole time.
Health Visitor (Principal): Beatrice Pilkington, S.R.N., Cert., Central
Midwives Board and Health Visitors' Certificate, R.S.I. Whole time.
Health Visitor: Ethel Dunkley, S.R.N., Cert., Central Midwives Board
and Health Visitors' Certificate, R.S.I. Whole time.
Health Visitor: Matilda G. Heath, S.R.N., Cert., Central Midwives Board
and Health Visitors' Certificate, R.S.I. Whole time.
School Nurse: Laura Manning, S.R.N. Whole time.
Clerks: Walter Brearley, Cert., Sanitary Inspector, R.S.I., Violet Williams,
Barbara Heslett and George Goram. Whole time.
Mortuary Attendant: W. Parsons.