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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Feltham]
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Total Deaths 233.
| Male. | Female. | |
|---|---|---|
| All causes | 106 | 127 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 0 | 0 |
| Influenza | 3 | 7 |
| Respiratory Tuberculosis | 8 | 5 |
| Other Tuberculosis | 0 | 1 |
| Syphilis | 0 | 1 |
| General Paralysis of Insane | 0 | 1 |
| Cancer | 10 | 16 |
| Diabetes | 0 | 4 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 2 | 4 |
| Heart Disease | 26 | 36 |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 2 | 3 |
| Bronchitis | 4 | 6 |
| Pneumonia | 11 | 5 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 1 | 1 |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 0 | 4 |
| Appendicitis | 1 | 0 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 0 | 1 |
| Other Liver Diseases | 0 | 0 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 3 | 0 |
| Nephritis | 3 | 2 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | 0 | 0 |
| Other Puerperal causes | 0 | 1 |
| Congenital causes | 8 | 8 |
| Senility | 1 | 4 |
| Suicide | 4 | 0 |
| Other Violence | 6 | 4 |
| Other Defined Causes | 11 | 10 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 1 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0 | 0 |
Infectious Diseases.
The incidence of scarlet fever has been high compared
with other years, but not higher than that of neighbouring
Authorities. It was of a very mild type with few complications.
| Disease. | Total Nos. notified. | Admitted to Hospital. | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 142 | 132 | 0 |
| Diphtheria | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 0 | 0 |